In Croatia, Bondža families are Croats (from Herzegovine ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Grude area) and in Vinkovci. In Donji Mamići in Herzegovina every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Bondža.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Bondža live in Croatia today, in 16 households. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Vinkovci (15), Nustar in Vinkovci area (<10), Vukovar (<10), and in Makarska (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.