Surname Bobaš in modern Croatia

Bobaš families are Croats and they are mostly from north Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area) and in North Herzegovina (Jablanica area). In Podvelež in Herzegovina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Bobaš.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Bobaš live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Okrug Gornji on the Island of Ciovo (<10), Zagreb (<10), Knin (<10), Kastel Novi (<10), and in Obrovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bobaš (including: Bobas , Bobash , Bobasso , Bobasch , Boobas and Bobass ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Bobas " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , small number in Poland , and small number in the United States. "Bobash " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Boobas " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Anto Bobaš, Tomislav Bobaš, Mirko Bobaš, Ivica Bobaš, Ljuban Bobaš, Branislav Bobaš, Stjepan Bobaš, Ana Bobaš, Jasna Bobaš, Janja Bobaš, Bernardica Bobaš, Goran Bobaš, Bruno Bobaš, Mirjana Bobaš, Ilija Bobaš, Marija Bobaš, Jadranko Bobaš, Josip Bobaš, Miroslav Bobaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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