Brković Surname
Approximately 4,172 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 1,477 | 1:4,837 | 608 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,293 | 1:2,735 | 504 |
| Croatia | 927 | 1:4,562 | 552 |
| Montenegro | 359 | 1:1,782 | 378 |
| Slovenia | 111 | 1:22,411 | 4,918 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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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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.
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