Surname Bojko in modern Croatia

Bojko families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska and Koprivnica. In Gajevi in Bosnian Krajina every tenth inhabitant had the family name Bojko.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Bojko live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Slavonski Brod (10), Krizevci (10), Petrovci in Vukovar area (10), and in Sibinj in Slavonski Brod area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bojko (including: Boyko , Boiko , Bajko , Bojco , Boycko , Boicko , Boykoo , Bolyko and Boykko ) is present in 87 countries worldwide. "Bayko " is used by some 300 people in Russian Federation , about 300 in Belarus , and some 300 people in the United States. "Baiko " is used by some 200 people in Belarus , about 100 in Latvia , and some 90 people in the United States. "Baichoo " is used by some 1000 people in Mauritius , about 80 in Tanzania , and about 80 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mijo Bojko, Selma Bojko, Ivan Bojko, Mirjana Bojko, Vlado Bojko, Domagoj Bojko, Zlatko Bojko, Zvonimir Bojko, Damir Bojko, Anđela Bojko, Berislav Bojko, Marina Bojko, Branimir Bojko, Maksim Bojko, Mitar Bojko, Manda Bojko, Mladen Bojko, Sandra Bojko, Bojan Bojko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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