Surname Čokara in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čokara families are Croats (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Kakanj area) and in Middle Bosnia (Zenica area).

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Čokara live in Croatia today, in 20 households.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zadar (<10), Split (<10), Posavski Podgajci in Zupanja area (<10), Viskovo in Rijeka area (<10), and in Zdencac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čokara (including: Czochara , Chokkara , Cokara , Chokara , Cocharra , Chhokara , Cochara , Cochiara and Chokhara ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. "Cochara " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Czochara " is used by some 500 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Cochiara " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Čokara, Slavko Čokara, Zoran Čokara, Šimo Čokara, Ranka Čokara, Zdravko Čokara, Jozo Čokara, Danijela Čokara, Ivanka Čokara, Branko Čokara, Renata Čokara, Marin Čokara, Željko Čokara, Biljana Čokara, Marko Čokara, Sandria Čokara, Zvjezdan Čokara, Oliver Čokara, Mirko Čokara

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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