Božović Surname
Approximately 11,149 people bear this surname
Božović Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 5,250 | 1:1,361 | 192 |
| Montenegro | 3,758 | 1:170 | 12 |
| Kosovo | 941 | 1:1,979 | 318 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 694 | 1:5,096 | 1,050 |
| Croatia | 384 | 1:11,012 | 2,046 |
| Slovenia | 104 | 1:23,920 | 5,178 |
| North Macedonia | 10 | 1:210,147 | 13,835 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bozović (231), Božovič (13), Božovic (3) & Bozovic (534) are calculated separately.
Božović Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Božović Come From? nationality or country of origin
Božović occurs most in Serbia. It can be found in the variant forms: Bozović, Božovič, Božovic or Bozovic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Božović? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,492nd most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 653,650 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Božović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Božović is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is held by 5,250 people, or 1 in 1,361. In Serbia Božović is mostly found in: Belgrade, where 23 percent live, Moravica District, where 13 percent live and Zlatibor District, where 12 percent live. Not including Serbia it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 34 percent live and Kosovo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozović | 95 | 231 | / |
| Božovič | 95 | 13 | / |
| Božovic | 95 | 3 | / |
| Božovuić | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bozovic | 90 | 534 | / |
| Bojović | 86 | 8,320 | / |
| Bosović | 86 | 19 | / |
| Božobić | 86 | 1 | / |
| Badžović | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bozhović | 80 | 1 | / |
| Budžović | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bojoivić | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bajović | 71 | 1,169 | / |
| Bazović | 71 | 49 | / |
| Bacović | 71 | 23 | / |
| Basović | 71 | 15 | / |
| Besović | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bucović | 71 | 11 | / |
| Vojović | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bojovič | 71 | 2 | / |
| Božovičová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bežević | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bozovich | 67 | 297 | / |
| Bausović | 67 | 36 | / |
| Bozovits | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bojovich | 67 | 9 | / |
| Borzovič | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buzgović | 67 | 3 | / |
| Badžević | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bozovics | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bozovici | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Božović
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