Surname Boko in modern Croatia

Boko families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Sinj area.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Boko live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Split (170), Solin (20), Sinj (20), and in Gornje Ogorje (15) and Donje Ogorje (<10) in Sinj area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Boko (including: Boco , Bocco , Bocko , Bochko , Bokko , Bhoko , Boqo , Booko and Bokoh ) is present in 100 countries worldwide. "Bocko " is used by some 600 people in Slovakia , about 500 in the United States , and some 500 people in Poland. "Booko " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Algeria , and small number of people in Kenya. "Bocio " is used by some 1000 people in Dominican Republic , about 100 in Spain , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Boko, Haris Boko, Momčilo Boko, Jasen Boko, Mladen Boko, Denis Boko, Jelena Boko, Saša Boko, Vjera Boko, Igor Boko, Dean Boko, Sandro Boko, Ivana Boko, Marijo Boko, Vladimir Boko, Petar Boko, Ines Boko, Josip Boko, Nedjeljko Boko

Mentions in sources

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

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