Božić is a common Serbian, Croatian and Slovenia

Slovenia

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n surname. It means Christmas

Christmas

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 in the respective languages.
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 Slovenian alphabet

Slovenian alphabet

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). 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 Region

Spodnjeposavska statistical region

The Lower Sava statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. It is almost identical with the Posavje region. The largest town in the region is Krško. It is the second smallest region in Slovenia, but it has very good traffic connections...

, and the 4th most common surname in the Kras and Slovenian Istria, it is extremely rare in eastern Slovenia. Around 54% of Slovenians with this surname live in Carniola

Carniola

Carniola was a historical region that comprised parts of what is now Slovenia. As part of Austria-Hungary, the region was a crown land officially known as the Duchy of Carniola until 1918. In 1849, the region was subdivided into Upper Carniola, Lower Carniola, and Inner Carniola...

, around 28% in the Slovenian Littoral

Slovenian Littoral

The Slovenian Littoral is a historical region of Slovenia. Its name recalls the historical Habsburg crown land of the Austrian Littoral, of which the Slovenian Littoral was a part....

, and around 13% in Slovenian Styria.

People

• Darijan Božič
  Darijan Božic
  Darijan Božič is a Slovenian composer and conductor.- Biography :Darijan Božič was born to Ivo and Ana Nuša in Slavonski Brod as the younger of two children...
  
  , Slovenian composer and conductor
• Stjepan Božić
  Stjepan Božić
  Stjepan Božić is a Croatian super middleweight boxer.He won the title of WBF world champion on June 6, 2005 fighting against Australian Nader Hamdan. He successfully defended the title on December 2 in the same year versus Argentinian Julio Vasquez.He won the WBA intercontinental title versus ...
  
  , Croatian boxer
• Stipe Božić
  Stipe Božić
  Stipe Božić is a Croatian mountaineer, documentary filmmaker, photographer and writer. He is the most successful Croatian Himalayan climber. Božić completed the Seven Summits and is the second European, after Reinhold Messner, to climb the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest, twice...
  
  , Croatian mountain climber
• Željko Božić
  Željko Božic
  Željko Božić was a famous Serbian stuntman and actor.Božić became internationally famous after winning stunt awards in Moscow and Belgrade, and as the founder of the Koloseum stunt awards open source stunt project...
  
  , Serbian stuntman and actor

Sports

• Borut Božič
  Borut Božic
  Borut Božič is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for . Considered a sprinter in the mould of Óscar Freire, Božič's career highlights include winning the 2007 Tour de Wallonie, victory in the first stage of the 2009 Tour de Pologne , winning the sixth stage of the...
  
  , Slovenian professional road racing cyclist
• Robert Bozic
  Robert Bozic
  Robert Bozic was a professional heavyweight boxer from Toronto, Canada between 1970-77. His boxing record was 14-3 . He fought and lost to Larry Holmes in Madison Square Garden in 1973....
  
  , Canadian boxer

Footballers

• Igor Božić
  Igor Božić
  Igor Božić is a Bosnian Serb professional football goalkeeper, currently back to Serbian Superliga club FK Rad Belgrade, after being on loan for half a season in Macedonian club FK Pobeda.-External sources:* at Srbijafudbal.* at Transfermarkt.* at Playerhistory....
  
  , Serbian footballer born 1987
• Ivan Božić
  Ivan Božic
  Ivan Božić is a Bosnian football player. He currently plays for HNK Šibenik.-Football career:Božić started his career at Zrinjski Mostar of Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In summer 2000, he moved to Zuid-West-Vlaanderen of Belgian League. He went to Šibenik in summer 2002, due to the...
  
  , Bosnian-Croat footballer born 1983
• Mario Božić
  Mario Božic
  Mario Božić is a Bosnian football midfielder who currently plays for F.C. Ashdod. His former club was Slovak ŠK Slovan Bratislava.-Football career:...
  
  , Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballer born 1983
• Marko Božič
  Marko Božic
  Marko Božič is a Slovenian football player. He currently plays for NK Domžale of Slovenian PrvaLiga.-Football career:Božič played for NK Mura and FC Koper in Slovenia...
  
  , Slovenian international footballer born 1984
• Mile Božić
  Mile Božic
  Mile Božić is a Croatian football player. As of February 2009, he plays for KFC Uerdingen 05. He also holds German citizenship. He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for VfL Osnabrück on August 3, 2003 when he started the opening day game against LR...
  
  , Croatian footballer born 1981
• Tomislav Božić
  Tomislav Božić
  Tomislav Božić is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defender, currently under contract with HNK Gorica in the Croatian Druga HNL....
  
  , Croatian footballer born 1987