| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
| Meaning | Bosniak |
| Region of origin | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Bosanac Bošnjaković |
Bošnjak (Serbian Cyrillic: Бошњак) is a common surname in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. Etymologically, it is an archaic local demonym denoting people from the region of Bosnia as equivalent to the present-day English term "Bosnian". A closely related surname is Bošnjaković, which is a patronymic derivative of Bošnjak. The surname Bošnjak is carried by 6,731 people in Croatia according to the 2011 census,[1] and as such ranks 28th by frequency. It is one of the most common surnames in three counties of Croatia.[2] In Serbia the surname is carried by 2,042 people,[3] and as such ranks 496th by frequency.
It may refer to:
- Armin Bošnjak (born 1994), Montenegrin footballer
- Branka Bošnjak (born 1956), Serbian architect and politician
- Branko Bošnjak (1923–1996), Croatian philosopher
- Branko Bošnjak (born 1955), Yugoslav footballer
- Bruno Bošnjak (born 1983), Croatian snowboarder
- Domagoj Bošnjak (born 1995), Croatian Basketball player
- Dragan Bošnjak (1956-2019), Serbian footballer
- Dražen Bošnjak, American composer
- Ernest Bošnjak (1876-1963), Yugoslavian cameraman, film director and printer
- Ivan Bošnjak (born 1974), Serbian politician
- Ivan Bošnjak (born 1979), Croatian footballer
- Ivan Bošnjak (born 1982), Serbian basketball player
- Jim Bosnjak, Croatian-Australian businessman and chairman of Westbus, Australia's largest privately owned bus operator
- Marko Bošnjak (born 2004), Bosnian-Herzegovinian pop singer
- Matea Bošnjak (born 1997), Croatian footballer
- Petar Bošnjak (born 1974), Croatian footballer
- Predrag Bošnjak (born 1985), Hungarian footballer of Serbian descent
- Spomenko Bošnjak (born 1973), Bosnian Croat footballer
- Strahinja Bošnjak (born 1999), Serbian footballer
See also
- Boshnak, surname
- Bošnjaković, surname
- Bosanac (surname)
References
- ↑ "Names and surnames in Republic of Croatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ↑ "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ↑ "Bosnjak surname in Serbia". Retrieved 2015-01-17.
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