Surname Bonić in modern Croatia

Bonić families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Posusje area) and in Middle Bosnia (Tesanj area).

Prevalence

About 370 people with faimily name Bonić live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 37 cities and 36 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Dubrovnik (20), Sesvete (20), Pleternica (20), and in Vinkovci (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 21 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (10), Austria (4), Germany (3), Switzerland (3), and to Australia (1).
Family name Bonić (including: Bonic , Bonich , Bonnici , Boniche , Bonick , Bonici , Bonichi , Boniec , Bonicci and Bonicha ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. "Bonich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Argentina , and some 100 people in Cambodia. "Boniec " is used by small number of people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Bonick " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Bonić, Goran Bonić, Vanja Bonić, Anica Bonić, Ivica Bonić, Ivo Bonić, Slavica Bonić, Nada Bonić, Vlado Bonić, Blaženko Bonić, Đurđica Bonić, Antonija Bonić, Dijana Bonić, Marijana Bonić, Barbara Bonić, Iva Bonić, Antonio Bonić, Ante Bonić, Rudolf Bonić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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