Cvetković Surname

12,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Cvetković Surname User-submission:

The surname Cvetković comes from the Serbian word cvet, which means 'flower'.

Cvetković Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia39,6321:18015
Croatia2,0371:2,076137
Kosovo9381:1,985320
North Macedonia5381:3,906727
Slovenia4401:5,6541,167
Bosnia and Herzegovina3931:8,9981,810
Montenegro1651:3,876777
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Cvetkovic (2,143), Cvetkovič (212) & Ćvetković (2) are calculated separately.

Cvetković Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Cvetković comes from the Serbian word cvet, which means 'flower'.

- cvele

Cvetković Last Name Facts

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

Cvetković occurs most in Serbia. It can be found in the variant forms: Cvetkovic, Cvetkovič or Ćvetković. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cvetković? popularity and diffusion

Cvetković is the 12,709th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 165,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cvetković live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Cvetković is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is held by 39,632 people, or 1 in 180. In Serbia it is mostly found in: Jablanica District, where 18 percent reside, Pčinja District, where 15 percent reside and Nišava District, where 15 percent reside. Besides Serbia it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 5 percent reside and Kosovo, where 2 percent reside.

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