Bukelić Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Bukelić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukelić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1131:63,2305,816
Kosovo121:155,1566,641
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Montenegro41:159,8915,521

The alternate forms: Bukelic (1) are calculated separately.

Bukelić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bukelić has its highest incidence in Serbia. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Bukelic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukelić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,504,764th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bukelić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Bukelić is most widespread in Serbia, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 63,230. In Serbia it is most common in: Podunavlje District, where 42 percent are found, South Banat District, where 25 percent are found and Belgrade, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Serbia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 9 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukelic951/
Vukelić865,642/
Bukilić86293/
Bukalić861/
Bukelich801/
Vukeleić801/
Vukelic71910/
Vucelić71314/
Wukelic7147/
Bukilic7147/
Vukelič7130/
Bucalić7116/
Boukeliche714/
Vukelich67782/
Wukelich6742/
Vukajlić6723/
Wukelicz6720/
Vukelics671/
Bukilici671/
Buquelich632/
Vukeličová596/
Vukélic571/
Vukelec571/
Vukelych532/
Bukalets531/
Vukajlic531/
Bukhalets5020/
Vuquelich5012/
Bukholets505/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bukelić
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