Bukvić Surname

90,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,265 people bear this surname

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

Bukvić Surname User-submission:

Bukvić = bukva (oak in Serbian) + suffix (v)ić (descedant of). Bukvić - descendant of the oak.

Bukvić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2,7151:2,632355
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,6501:2,143356
Croatia7881:5,366716
Slovenia661:37,6927,083
Montenegro281:22,8422,279
Kosovo81:232,7347,787
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Bukvic (801) & Bukvič (112) are calculated separately.

Bukvić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bukvić = bukva (oak in Serbian) + suffix (v)ić (descedant of). Bukvić - descendant of the oak.

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Bukvić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukvić is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Bukvic or Bukvič. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukvić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 90,945th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,384,149 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bukvić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Bukvić is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is borne by 2,715 people, or 1 in 2,632. In Serbia it is most numerous in: Zlatibor District, where 37 percent are found, Belgrade, where 17 percent are found and South Bačka District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Serbia it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 31 percent are found and Croatia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukvic94801/
Bukvič94112/
Vukvić831/
Bukvich77162/
Bukvics7710/
Buckvic772/
Bukvits771/
Bukvidc771/
Buckvich7121/
Buckvitz717/
Buckvicz715/
Bukhvits713/
Bukvitch711/
Buykevich67989/
Bukvicová6794/
Buikevich674/
Vukvic674/
Bukvičová673/
Bukbic672/
Buikevitš671/
Bukveç671/
Buckvitch671/
Bukvych6275/
Bükvics622/
Bucvici621/
Vukvich621/
Bookvich5712/
Bukhvyts575/
Boukbich571/
Buikevych5356/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bukvić
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