Surname Boni in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Boni families are mainly Croats (from Djakovo area ), less frequently Hungarians (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Boni live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Viskovci in Djakovo area (10), Darda in Osijek area (<10), Rijeka (<10), Djakovo (<5), and in Zmajevac in Beli Manastir area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Boni (including: Bonni , Bonnie , Bonie , Boonie , Bhoni , Bonih , Booni , Bohni and Bonii ) is present in 137 countries worldwide. "Bohni " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Bonnie " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Uganda , and some 1000 people in Ghana. "Boonie " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in Malaysia.

Characteristic first names

Janoš Boni, Igor Boni, Tibor Boni, Kata Boni, Jasmina Boni, Vedran Boni, Andrija Boni, Jožef Boni, Arpad Boni, Mauro Boni, Davorka Boni, Luciana Boni, Simone Boni, Giuseppe Boni, Mato Boni, Velda Boni, Vesna Boni, Jakob Boni, Ištvan Boni

Mentions in sources

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

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