Bojan Forename
20,920th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 43,066 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Slovenia
Bojan Forename User-submission:
Bojan is a name of a Slavic origin, which has several possible origins.
1. From boja, which means 'color'.
2. From bojati, which means 'to be afraid'.
3. From boj, which means 'combat' or 'battle'.
Read More About This ForenameBojan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 100% | 17,480 | 1:409 | 89 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 12,822 | 1:192 | 25 |
| Croatia | 100% | 3,912 | 1:1,078 | 229 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1,934 | 1:1,822 | 459 |
| Kosovo | - | 1,005 | 1:1,852 | 439 |
| United States | 100% | 688 | 1:526,943 | 13,678 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 652 | 1:3,207 | 600 |
| Sweden | 61% | 613 | 1:16,081 | 1,201 |
| Austria | 100% | 585 | 1:14,554 | 769 |
| Canada | 100% | 487 | 1:68,036 | 4,027 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 435 | 1:1,459 | 311 |
| Germany | 100% | 324 | 1:298,389 | 3,889 |
| Poland | 100% | 283 | 1:134,371 | 2,707 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 248 | 1:33,119 | 1,790 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 189 | 1:89,429 | 4,847 |
| England | 100% | 166 | 1:334,957 | 8,177 |
| India | 73% | 158 | 1:7,689,101 | 253,462 |
| Australia | - | 94 | 1:145,294 | 4,415 |
| Italy | 100% | 94 | 1:649,597 | 6,400 |
| Greece | 100% | 81 | 1:134,994 | 3,251 |
| France | 100% | 70 | 1:949,576 | 7,628 |
| New Zealand | - | 59 | 1:76,882 | 3,591 |
| Spain | 100% | 57 | 1:816,315 | 7,958 |
| Thailand | 100% | 54 | 1:1,297,515 | 42,811 |
| Russia | 100% | 47 | 1:3,068,802 | 17,759 |
| Norway | 100% | 46 | 1:111,572 | 3,477 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Denmark | - | 35 | 1:161,414 | 3,904 |
| Belgium | 100% | 33 | 1:348,183 | 6,599 |
| Afghanistan | 67% | 29 | 1:1,124,949 | 13,124 |
| Finland | 52% | 27 | 1:203,081 | 3,450 |
| Czechia | 100% | 24 | 1:444,007 | 2,370 |
| South Africa | 100% | 24 | 1:2,272,194 | 64,564 |
| Malta | - | 23 | 1:18,668 | 1,434 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 21 | 1:9,255,128 | 68,083 |
| Indonesia | - | 18 | 1:14,331,315 | 406,436 |
| Brazil | - | 16 | 1:13,389,760 | 149,801 |
| Iran | - | 15 | 1:5,233,125 | 19,849 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Argentina | 100% | 11 | 1:3,888,477 | 10,916 |
| Hungary | 100% | 10 | 1:979,177 | 2,758 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 8 | 1:3,806,242 | 94,684 |
| China | - | 8 | 1:170,756,973 | 72,230 |
| Albania | 100% | 8 | 1:380,821 | 15,237 |
| Bulgaria | - | 8 | 1:873,799 | 10,237 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 7 | 1:25,366,337 | 199,343 |
| Scotland | 100% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Chile | 86% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Kazakhstan | 50% | 6 | 1:2,957,808 | 19,121 |
| Ecuador | - | 6 | 1:2,954,486 | 13,743 |
| Monaco | 100% | 5 | 1:7,693 | 1,062 |
| Niger | 75% | 4 | 1:4,795,998 | 43,246 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Ireland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,160,880 | 7,088 |
| Romania | - | 3 | 1:6,683,992 | 44,661 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 3 | 1:16,376 | 1,521 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Mexico | - | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Cyprus | - | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Latvia | - | 2 | 1:1,007,822 | 4,547 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Philippines | - | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
The alternate forms: Boján (2) are calculated separately.
Bojan (3,945) may also be a surname.
Bojan Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Bojan is a name of a Slavic origin, which has several possible origins.
1. From boja, which means 'color'.
2. From bojati, which means 'to be afraid'.
3. From boj, which means 'combat' or 'battle'.
It is predominantly widespread in the countries of ex-Yugoslavia, on Balkan peninsula: Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia.
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