Bosnjak Surname

181,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Bosnjak Surname User-submission:

Bosnjak may be a Bosnian, Croatian or Serb surname, referring to a Bosniak (one from Bosnia).

It was often given to a Croat from Bosnia or a Christian refugee during the Turkish occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4211:191,22422,171
United States3961:915,30068,789
Canada3041:121,20312,728
Australia2901:93,08910,632
Austria2791:30,5214,925
Sweden1181:83,4476,152
Switzerland901:91,25510,041
Croatia811:52,2059,959
Denmark491:115,19810,655
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Israel321:267,42624,032
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
England291:1,921,31276,208
Norway271:190,45522,163
France111:6,038,429280,838
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Bošnjak (14,783) & Bosñjak (1) are calculated separately.

Bosnjak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bosnjak may be a Bosnian, Croatian or Serb surname, referring to a Bosniak (one from Bosnia).

It was often given to a Croat from Bosnia or a Christian refugee during the Turkish occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Bosnjak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bosnjak is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bošnjak or Bosñjak. For other possible spellings of Bosnjak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bosnjak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 181,232nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,102,404 people. The surname Bosnjak occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Bosnjak are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Bosnjak is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 421 people, or 1 in 191,224. In Germany Bosnjak is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Bavaria, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Bosnjak exists in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Bosnjak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bosnjak are 16.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bosnjak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.09% less than the national average, earning 252,313 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 339.26% more than the national average, earning R 1,043,840 per year; in United States they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $43,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $54,254 CAD per year.

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