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Surname Boca in modern Croatia
Boca families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ogulin and Rijeka. In Kunić in Slunj area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Boca.
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Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Boca live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Rijeka (25), Zagreb (20), Islam Latinski in Zadar area (15), Josipdol in Ogulin area (10), and in Pula (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Boca (including: Boza , Bozza , Boccia , Bocca , Bocha , Boccha , Bochha , Bhoca and Botza ) is present in 105 countries worldwide. "Botza " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Bozza " is used by some 6000 people in Italy , about 5000 in Brazil , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Boccia " is used by some 7000 people in Italy , about 2000 in Brazil , and some 1000 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ratko Boca,
Mićo Boca,
Željko Boca,
Josip Boca,
Siniša Boca,
Sofija Boca,
Vedran Boca,
Petar Boca,
Zorka Boca,
Duško Boca,
Šime Boca,
Davorka Boca,
Ružica Boca,
Bogdan Boca,
Dragana Boca,
Denis Boca,
Slobodan Boca,
Ana Boca,
Sanja Boca
