Božanić Surname

220,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Božanić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Božanić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,1201:6,379771
Croatia6561:6,446946
Kosovo241:77,5784,881
Bosnia and Herzegovina201:176,82010,618
Montenegro141:45,6833,117
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Bozanić (82) & Bozanic (238) are calculated separately.

Božanić Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Božanić Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Božanić is most common in Serbia. It can also appear as a variant: Bozanić or Bozanic. Click here for other possible spellings of Božanić.

How Common Is The Last Name Božanić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 220,755th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,939,214 people. The surname Božanić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Božanić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Serbia, where it is carried by 1,120 people, or 1 in 6,379. In Serbia Božanić is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 22 percent live, Mačva District, where 11 percent live and Moravica District, where 9 percent live. Besides Serbia it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 35 percent live and Kosovo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bozanić9582/
Bozanic90238/
Bužanić86181/
Bežanić8695/
Bosanić861/
Bozhanić801/
Bujanić71303/
Busanić7146/
Basanić7137/
Buconić7132/
Važanić7118/
Vojanić7111/
Bažonić715/
Besanić714/
Bojanič714/
Bajanić712/
Bezanić712/
Bozanich67628/
Bojanich67526/
Bojanitz677/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Božanić
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