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.

Bošnjak
Origin
Language(s)Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
MeaningBosniak
Region of originBosnia and Herzegovina
Other names
Variant form(s)Bosanac
Bošnjaković

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. ^ "Bosnjak surname in Serbia". Retrieved 2015-01-17.