Božidar Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Božidar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Božidar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia551:76,88413,368
Slovakia361:148,23526,596
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Bozidar (21) & Božidár (3) are calculated separately.

Božidar (43,026) may also be a first name.

Božidar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Božidar occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Bozidar or Božidár. Click here for further possible spellings of Božidar.

How Common Is The Last Name Božidar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Božidar are found; 68 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 20,943rd most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 43,026 people.

The last name Božidar is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 76,884. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 42 percent live, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 18 percent live and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 15 percent live. Other than Croatia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 31 percent live and Serbia, where 12 percent live.

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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 Božidar
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