Surname Košta in modern Croatia

Košta families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ugljan. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Košta live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Preko on the Island of Ugljan (85), Zadar (70), Split (40), Rijeka (25), and in Dubrovnik (15).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (5), Germany (3), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Košta (including: Kosta , Koshta , Koszta , Kostha , Koshuta , Koshtha , Khosta , Koshita , Kosheta and Kossta ) is present in 166 countries worldwide. "Koshta " is used by some 80 people in Ukraine , about 50 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Koszta " is used by some 400 people in Hungary , about 300 in Romania , and small number of people in the United States. "Koshuta " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Vana Košta, Igor Košta, Ivica Košta, Dajana Košta, Katica Košta, Doris Košta, Božidar Košta, Sandra Košta, Mira Košta, Davor Košta, Snježana Košta, Klaudija Košta, Sanja Košta, Ljiljana Košta, Rozana Košta, Julijana Košta, Leana Košta, Mate Košta, Zlatko Košta

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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