Surname Boj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Boj families are Croats (from Cakovec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Cakovec area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Boj live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 12 other places, mostly in Cakovec (<10), in Zasadbreg (<10) and Crecan (<10) in Cakovec area, Peklenica (<5), and in Pretetinec in Cakovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Boj (including: Boy , Boi , Boly , Baj , Bhoj , Bojj , Boojh , Bojh and Booj ) is present in 178 countries worldwide. "Bhoj " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Nepal , and some 50 people in Guyana. "Booi " is used by some 10000 people in South Africa , about 400 in the Netherlands , and some 100 people in the United States. "Boie " is used by some 800 people in Germany , about 800 in the United States , and some 500 people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Zvonimir Boj, Krunoslav Boj, Branko Boj, Renato Boj, Dragutin Boj, Vlatka Boj, Mario Boj, Slavica Boj, Davor Boj, Vesna Boj, Božena Boj, Branimir Boj, Ivan Boj, Perica Boj, Nataša Boj, Marija Boj, Milovan Boj, Ivanka Boj, Darinka Boj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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