Surname Božak in modern Croatia

Božak families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava and Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Božak live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Lepoglava (30), Zagreb (20), Bartolovec in Varazdin area (<10), Jastrebarsko (<10), and in Trnovec in Varazdin area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Božak (including: Bozak , Bozaci , Bozac , Bozhak , Bozack and Bozsak ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Bozak " is used by some 1000 people in Turkey , about 600 in the United States , and some 300 people in Canada. "Bozack " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Božak, Miljenko Božak, Denis Božak, Tomislav Božak, Vladimir Božak, Damir Božak, Silvano Božak, Ivan Božak, Antun Božak, Ivica Božak, Vanja Božak, Viktorija Božak, Željko Božak, Marijan Božak, Dijana Božak, Branimir Božak, Veran Božak, Silvije Božak, Davor Božak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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