Bjelovuk Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bjelovuk Surname User-submission:

The Bjelovuk surname comes from the words bjelo (white) and vuk (wolf). So the meaning is 'white wolf'.

Bjelovuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina4231:8,3601,688
Serbia691:103,5508,228
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Austria221:387,06540,442
Slovenia211:118,46112,441
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Bjelovuk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bjelovuk surname comes from the words bjelo (white) and vuk (wolf). So the meaning is 'white wolf'.

- sbjelovuk

Bjelovuk Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bjelovuk Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bjelovuk is carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bjelovuk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjelovuk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 503,100th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Bjelovuk reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 423 people, or 1 in 8,360. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Bjelovuk is mostly concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 90 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 7 percent are found.

Bjelovuk Last Name Statistics demography

Bjelovuk earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.53% more than the national average, earning $72,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjelvuk931/
Bjelivuk88246/
Bijelivuk821/
Bjelović75360/
Bjelovič754/
Bjelovic754/
Bjelovac751/
Bijelović71282/
Bijelovic7115/
Bjälvik6710/
Bjelvåg675/
Bjälevik6347/
Bjellvåg6334/
Bjelevac6330/
Bjelavac6321/
Bajelvac6311/
Bjellvag632/
Bjellevåg595/
Bajilović591/
Bjælævac501/

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