Vuk Forename

155,744th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,292 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Vuk Forename User-submission:

It is an Old Slavic name derived from the noun vuk, meaning 'wolf'. In the past, when the word was still believed to have the effect of magic, it was given to a male child in the function of intimidating evil spirits who are afraid of dangerous beasts.

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Vuk Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia
100%
1,1291:6,329676
Montenegro
100%
5481:1,158262
United States
100%
1031:3,519,77649,009
Canada
100%
801:414,16711,692
Slovenia
100%
751:32,7831,666
Croatia
100%
681:62,0161,932
Russia
81%
 
411:3,517,89519,426
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
361:97,9022,885
Kosovo-261:71,5944,589
Sweden
100%
251:394,31610,934
England
100%
251:2,224,11727,299
Switzerland
100%
131:631,8079,098
Czechia
100%
121:888,0143,257
France
100%
111:6,042,75822,831
Germany
100%
91:10,741,98635,913
Brazil-81:26,779,519235,888
Thailand
90%
 
81:8,758,227128,595
Italy
100%
61:10,177,01531,373
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
Greece
100%
51:2,186,91011,382
South Africa
100%
51:10,906,530170,325
India
75%
 
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Austria
100%
51:1,702,8409,344
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Norway
100%
31:1,710,77619,445
Spain-31:15,509,98821,126
North Macedonia
100%
21:1,045,37812,250
Argentina
100%
21:21,386,62229,627
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Wallis and Futuna-11:13,529157
Ukraine
100%
11:45,499,90832,056
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Hungary
 
60%
11:9,791,7716,528
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Cambodia
100%
11:16,273,33074,610
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159

Vuk (2,926) may also be a surname.

Vuk Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Old Slavic name derived from the noun vuk, meaning 'wolf'. In the past, when the word was still believed to have the effect of magic, it was given to a male child in the function of intimidating evil spirits who are afraid of dangerous beasts. The name was usually given to a male child in a family where deadly diseases reigned, so that the disease would escape from the fear of the 'wolf'.

- anica_bananica

Vuk is a male name, which means 'wolf' in Serbian. Boys are given these names so that they become strong like wolves.

- lesesthetiques

Vuk Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuke86280/
Vauk8691/
Hvuk8628/
Vouk8621/
Vfuk864/
Vuzk861/
Veuk861/
Vguk861/
Vuhk861/
Vukh861/
Vukë861/
Vauke7512/
Vukke754/
Vouke753/
Vauck752/
Vahuk751/
Vukhp751/
Vfuik751/
Vukhe751/
Vuike751/
Vuugk751/
Vhuke751/
Veukh751/
Fuk673,264/
Vuc6798/
Wuk6767/
Vuq6712/
Vug6712/
Vux6710/
Vouske672/
Vukowa671/
Vukova671/
Vaukhe671/

Vuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vuk in the Russian language
Вукvuk-

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