Božak Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Božak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Božak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1311:32,2796,614
Slovenia481:51,8278,472
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Bozak (1,571) & Božák (35) are calculated separately.

Božak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Božak is found most in Croatia. It can be rendered as a variant: Bozak or Božák. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Božak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Božak is the 1,272,314th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Božak are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Croatia, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 32,279. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Varaždin County, where 58 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 17 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Croatia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bozak931,571/
Božák9335/
Božjak91130/
Bosak8015,539/
Božac80487/
Bojak80198/
Bocak80185/
Bužak8080/
Božok8021/
Bhojak734,308/
Boesak732,152/
Boezak73438/
Bosack73428/
Bozhak73350/
Borzak73347/
Badžak73282/
Bojack73201/
Boisak73125/
Bosake7380/
Bozack7375/
Boosak7327/
Boseak7327/
Budžak7326/
Bosaak7319/
Bosjak7318/
Boziak7317/
Bhocak7316/
Bousak7313/
Bozsak7312/
Bozjak738/
Bosakh737/
Bojzak736/
Bojsak735/
Bouzak734/
Boujak734/
Botjak733/
Bosaks733/
Bodjak733/
Bojhak733/
Bužňak732/
Bozakh732/
Boscak732/
Bocack731/
Buojak731/
Bošjak731/
Bažaík731/
Bažňak731/
Bosaik731/
Bosakp731/
Bozadk731/
Boucak730/
Bodziak67925/
Bourzak67404/
Boesack67122/
Borzhak6754/
Bohsack6731/
Bodjack6730/
Bhosake6724/
Boezaak6714/
Bouzack6710/
Boezack677/
Bosakke674/
Booziak673/
Bodzhak672/
Boshjak672/
Boudjak672/
Bojakhe672/
Borzakh671/
Bhoicak671/
Bozatke671/
Bodrzak671/
Bouzake671/
Bojacks671/
Boysack671/
Boshsak671/
Botjack670/

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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
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  • 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 Božak
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