Brković Surname

111,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Brković Surname User-submission:

The Brković surname comes from the word brko, which means 'mustache' in Bosnian. The Slavic people used to show their pride with their mustache, so it is very traditional and important for the region. This means that the whole family came from a man with this nickname.

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Brković Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,4771:4,837608
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,2931:2,735504
Croatia9271:4,562552
Montenegro3591:1,782378
Slovenia1111:22,4114,918
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Brkovic (406) & Brkovič (16) are calculated separately.

Brković Surname Meaning

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The Brković surname comes from the word brko, which means 'mustache' in Bosnian. The Slavic people used to show their pride with their mustache, so it is very traditional and important for the region. This means that the whole family came from a man with this nickname. Their village is around Boka, Montenegro. That is the place where first of them came from.

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Brković Last Name Facts

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

Brković occurs most in Serbia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Brkovic or Brkovič. Click here for other possible spellings of Brković.

How Common Is The Last Name Brković? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 111,334th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,746,775 people. Brković occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Brković live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is carried by 1,477 people, or 1 in 4,837. In Serbia it is mostly found in: Moravica District, where 36 percent are found, Belgrade, where 15 percent are found and Zlatibor District, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Serbia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 31 percent are found and Croatia, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brkovic95406/
Brkovič9516/
Brcković93457/
Brkovich80114/
Brckovic8036/
Vrcković803/
Brckovich752/
Brkovitch751/
Brkovec712/
Brkavic711/
Vrkovic711/
Vrckovic672/
Brkowicz671/

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