Surname Banožić in modern Croatia

Banožić families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Siroki Brijeg area) and in Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Banožić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Zagreb (105), Vukovar (25), Nustar in Vinkovci area (15), Vinkovci (15), and in Kuzmica (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Banožić (including: Banozic , Banozich ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Banozic " is used by some 60 people in Sweden , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Banozich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivo Banožić, Dario Banožić, Ljerka Banožić, Ivan Banožić, Ivica Banožić, Renata Banožić, Vanja Banožić, Zdravko Banožić, Mario Banožić, Zlatko Banožić, Goran Banožić, Predrag Banožić, Marija Banožić, Vlasta Banožić, Igor Banožić, Anka Banožić, Ankica Banožić, Kata Banožić, Kristina Banožić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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