Bošnjak ( sr-Cyrl, Бошњак) is a common surname in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

and

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. Etymologically, it is an archaic local

demonym A demonym (; ) or 'gentilic' () is a word that identifies a group of people ( inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place ( hamlet, village, town, city, region, ...

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 A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

derivative of Bošnjak. The surname Bošnjak is carried by 6,731 people in Croatia according to the 2011 census, and as such ranks 28th by frequency. It is one of the most common surnames in three counties of Croatia. In Serbia the surname is carried by 2,042 people, and as such ranks 496th by frequency. It may refer to: *

Armin Bošnjak Armin Bošnjak (born 20 April 1994) is a Montenegrin professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American fo ...

(born 1994), Montenegrin footballer *

Branka Bošnjak Branka Bošnjak ( sr-Cyrl, Бранка Бошњак; born 23 January 1956) is an architect and politician in Serbia. She has served two terms in the National Assembly of Serbia, first as a member of G17 Plus and later with the Social Democratic Pa ...

(born 1956), Serbian architect and politician *

Branko Bošnjak Branko Bošnjak (14 January 1923 – 18 June 1996) was a Croatian philosopher, member of the Praxis school in the former Yugoslavia. Bošnjak was a professor at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb and for a period a head of the ...

(1923–1996), Croatian philosopher *

(born 1955), Yugoslav footballer *

Bruno Bošnjak Bruno Bošnjak (born 9 July 1983) is a snowboarder who became Croatia's first medalist at any Winter Paralympics. Later Dino Sokolović won gold for their country. His disability came from an injury during a qualifying race for the 2006 Winter ...

(born 1983), Croatian snowboarder *

Domagoj Bošnjak Domagoj Bošnjak (born April 9, 1995) is a Croatian professional basketball player who last played for Široki of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and ABA League Second Division. Standing at 1.98 m he plays the shooting guar ...

(born 1995), Croatian Basketball player *

Dragan Bošnjak Dragan Bošnjak (; 19 October 1956 – 27 March 2019) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career After starting out at Spartak Subotica, Bošnjak joined Vojvodina in 1976. He spent three and a hal ...

(1956–2019), Serbian footballer * Dražen Bošnjak, American composer *

Ernest Bošnjak Ernest Bošnjak (; Zombor, Austria-Hungary 2 January 1876 – Sombor, Yugoslavia 9 August 1963) was an Austro-Hungarian and later Yugoslav cameraman, film director and printer. One of the founders of the filmography in Vojvodina. He was of Bun ...

(1876–1963), Yugoslavian cameraman, film director and printer *

Ivan Bošnjak Ivan Bošnjak (; born 6 February 1979) is a Croatian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career playing for boyhood club HNK Cibalia, Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split in his native Croatia, as well as G ...

(born 1974), Serbian politician *

(born 1979), Croatian footballer *

(born 1982), Serbian basketball player *Jim Bosnjak, Croatian-Australian businessman and chairman of Westbus, Australia's largest privately owned bus operator * *

Matea Bošnjak Matea Bošnjak (born 21 December 1997) is a Croatian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canad ...

(born 1997), Croatian footballer *

Petar Bošnjak Petar Bošnjak (born 12 June 1974) is a Croatian retired football defender. He retired from professional football in January 2009, after 10 years in Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo (), often referred to as Slaven Belupo, is a Cr ...

(born 1974), Croatian footballer *

Predrag Bošnjak Predrag Bošnjak (born 13 November 1985) is a Hungarian retired footballer who played as a defender. Club career Born as a Serb in Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, he played with several Serbian lower league clubs before moving to Hungary ...

(born 1985), Hungarian footballer of Serbian descent *

Spomenko Bošnjak Spomenko Bošnjak (born 18 July 1973) is a former Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer. Club career An ethnic Croat, he started his career at NK Hrvatski dragovoljac at Prva HNL. He then played for NK Dinamo Zagreb and Ukrainian side FC Metalurh Z ...

(born 1973), Bosnian Croat footballer *

Strahinja Bošnjak Strahinja Bošnjak (; born 18 February 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie D club Gravina. Club career Born in Banja Luka, but spent his childhood in Kraljevo, he started out at local club Čibuk ...

(born 1999), Serbian footballer

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