Английская Википедия:Božić
Шаблон:For Božić is a common surname in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. The spelling Božič is found in Slovenia. It is derived from the name Božo.
Božić is a common surname in Croatia, with 8,115 bearers (2011 census).[1] It is the third most common surname in Vukovar-Srijem County, and among the most common in three other counties.[2]
In Slovenia, there are more than 3,500 people with the surname Božič, and more than 500 with the surname Božić (most of them are of Croatian or Serbian origin, since the letter "ć" doesn't exist in the Slovenian alphabet). It is the 13th most common surname in Slovenia. However, there are important regional differences: while it is the 2nd most common surname in the Lower Sava Statistical Region, and the 4th most common surname in the Coastal–Karst Statistical Region, it is extremely rare in eastern Slovenia.[3] Around 54% of Slovenians with this surname live in Carniola, around 28% in the Slovenian Littoral, and around 13% in Slovenian Styria.
People
General
- Andrea Bosic (born Ignazio Andrej Božič, 1919–2012), Italian actor of Slovene descent
- B. Wongar (born 1932 as Sreten Božić), Serbian-Australian writer
- Čedomir Božić (born 1984), Serbian politician
- Darijan Božič (1933–2018), Slovenian composer and conductor
- Dobrivoje Božić (1885–1967), Serbian inventor
- Elena Božić Talijan (born 1970), Serbian journalist and politician
- Ivan Božić (1915–1977), Yugoslav historian
- Marinko Božić, founder of Slobodni tjednik
- Marjanca Jemec Božič (born 1928), Slovene illustrator
- Mate Božić (born 1981), Croatian historian, writer and author
- Milan Božić (born 1952), Serbian politician
- Nenad Božić (born 1971), Serbian politician
- Peter Božič (1932–2009), Slovenian writer, playwright, journalist and politician
- Radič Božić (fl. 1502, died 1528), Serbian noble and titular despot of Serbia
- Sandra Božić (born 1979), Serbian politician
- Željko Božić (1974–2006), Serbian stuntman and actor
Fictional
- Richard Bozic, a fictional character on the Australian TV series Home and Away
Sports
- Ana Božić (born 1988), Croatian basketball player
- Borut Božič (born 1980), Slovenian professional road racing cyclist
- Brina Božič (born 1992), Slovenian recurve archer
- Dennis Bozic (born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player of Croatian descent
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- Iztok Božič (born 1971), Slovenian tennis player
- Josip Božić Pavletić (born 1994), Croatian handball player
- Luka Božič (born 1991), Slovenian slalom canoeist
- Luka Božić (born 1996), Croatian basketball player
- Mojca Božič (born 1992), Slovenian volleyball player
- Petar Božić (born 1978), Serbian basketball coach and former player
- Robert Bozic (born 1950), Canadian boxer, son of Dobrivoje Božić
- Srdjan Božić (born 1984), Serbian basketball player
- Stipe Božić (born 1951), Croatian mountain climber
- Stjepan Božić (born 1974), Croatian boxer
Footballers
- Blaž Božič (born 1990), Slovene footballer
- Filip Božić (born 1999), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
- Helena Božić (born 1997), Montenegrin footballer
- Igor Božić (born 1987), Serbian footballer
- Ivan Božić (born 1983), Bosnian-Croat footballer
- Ivan Božić (born 1997), Croatian footballer
- Mario Božić (born 1983), Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballer
- Marko Božič (Slovenian footballer) (born 1984), Slovenian international footballer
- Marko Božić (born 1998), Austrian footballer
- Milan Božić (born 1982), Canadian soccer player of Serbian descent
- Mile Božić (born 1981), Croatian footballer
- Radivoj Božić (1912–1948), Serbian and Yugoslav footballer
- Tomislav Božić (born 1987), Croatian footballer
See also
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