Bosnjak Surname
Approximately 2,349 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 421 | 1:191,224 | 22,171 |
| United States | 396 | 1:915,300 | 68,789 |
| Canada | 304 | 1:121,203 | 12,728 |
| Australia | 290 | 1:93,089 | 10,632 |
| Austria | 279 | 1:30,521 | 4,925 |
| Sweden | 118 | 1:83,447 | 6,152 |
| Switzerland | 90 | 1:91,255 | 10,041 |
| Croatia | 81 | 1:52,205 | 9,959 |
| Denmark | 49 | 1:115,198 | 10,655 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bošnjak | 95 | 14,783 | / |
| Bosñjak | 95 | 1 | / |
| Boshnjak | 93 | 38 | / |
| Bosnjack | 93 | 3 | / |
| Bosnijak | 93 | 1 | / |
| Boschnjak | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bosnyak | 86 | 396 | / |
| Bosniak | 86 | 299 | / |
| Vosnjak | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bożnjak | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bosnjac | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bojnjak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bosneak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boshnyak | 80 | 143 | / |
| Bozsnyak | 80 | 20 | / |
| Bosniack | 80 | 20 | / |
| Bossniak | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bošnjaak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bosñak | 77 | 39 | / |
| Boschnyak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bosnyák | 71 | 1,179 | / |
| Bosneag | 71 | 459 | / |
| Vosniak | 71 | 281 | / |
| Basniak | 71 | 275 | / |
| Vošnjak | 71 | 137 | / |
| Bozniak | 71 | 119 | / |
| Bosneac | 71 | 118 | / |
| Bosniac | 71 | 34 | / |
| Busniak | 71 | 31 | / |
| Boznyak | 71 | 31 | / |
| Bosnyakova | 71 | 22 | / |
| Busnyak | 71 | 14 | / |
| Voznjak | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bosñiak | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bošnjaková | 71 | 8 | / |
| Boşnyak | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bosnyaková | 71 | 6 | / |
| Basnyak | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bosniakova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bošnjok | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bosnyac | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bošnjakova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bocniak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bašnjak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bušnjak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bochniak | 67 | 5,141 | / |
| Bashnyak | 67 | 172 | / |
| Bushniak | 67 | 143 | / |
| Bushnyak | 67 | 128 | / |
| Boshnyakova | 67 | 109 | / |
| Baszniak | 67 | 51 | / |
| Vosniack | 67 | 29 | / |
| Basinzak | 67 | 23 | / |
| Voysniak | 67 | 22 | / |
| Basniack | 67 | 19 | / |
| Besznyak | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boshnyag | 67 | 7 | / |
| Busznyak | 67 | 6 | / |
| Borzniak | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bozsnyák | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boczniak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vozsnyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voisniak | 67 | 1 | / |
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