Vukica Forename

100,618th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,643 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Vukica 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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Vukica Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia
100%
2,7751:2,575403
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
8561:4,117754
North Macedonia
100%
3681:5,681946
Montenegro
100%
3591:1,768353
Croatia
100%
791:53,3811,787
Kosovo-451:41,3653,360
Austria
100%
311:274,6523,451
Slovenia
100%
311:79,3152,584
United States
100%
301:12,084,566115,121
Germany
100%
181:5,370,99321,319
Sweden
100%
141:704,13615,982
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Canada-81:4,141,67245,609
Switzerland
100%
61:1,368,91614,223
England
100%
51:11,120,58476,686
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Thailand-11:70,065,813391,235

Vukica (129) may also be a surname.

Vukica 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

Vukica Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vukoica92144/
Hvukica921/
Vikica83425/
Vukisa836/
Bukica833/
Vucica833/
Vukyca831/
Vukija831/
Vukuca831/
Vukitsa775/
Vukkisa771/
Vkioc731/
Vikika6712/
Vikuka676/
Vukike672/
Fukico672/
Vuceki671/
Vukeka671/
Vikuca671/
Fukika671/

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