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Surname Oršoš in modern Croatia
Oršoš families are mainly Roms and they are mostly from Cakovec area , also Croats (from Koprivnica ), very rarely Romanians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Cakovec area. In places Trnovec and Držimurec in Cakovec area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Oršoš.
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Prevalence
About 1600 people with faimily name Oršoš live in Croatia today, in 470 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 69 other places, mostly in Trnovec in Cakovec area (225), Pribislavec (170), Kotoriba in Prelog area (105), Kursanec (100), and in Drzimurec in Cakovec area (95).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Oršoš (including: Orsós , Orsos ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. "Orsós " is used by some 2000 people in Hungary , about 60 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Josip Oršoš,
Stevo Oršoš,
Božica Oršoš,
Božidar Oršoš,
Marica Oršoš,
Milorad Oršoš,
Albert Oršoš,
Ivan Oršoš,
Zoran Oršoš,
Damir Oršoš,
Mladen Oršoš,
Romina Oršoš,
Nedjeljko Oršoš,
Mihalj Oršoš,
Željko Oršoš,
Mato Oršoš,
Mara Oršoš,
Franjo Oršoš,
Nedeljko Oršoš
