In Croatia, Bonich families are Croats (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Losinj and in Rijeka.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Bonich live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only two Croatian places: in Rijeka (<5) and Ilovik in Rijeka area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Bonich is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Bonich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Argentina , and some 100 people in Cambodia.
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.