Vnuk Surname

189,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vnuk Surname User-submission:

The surname Unuk or Vnuk means 'grandson' in Serbo-Croatian.

Vnuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus5161:18,4133,054
Slovakia3871:13,7891,870
Slovenia3831:6,4951,403
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Ukraine2171:209,78228,188
Czechia1361:78,18713,110
Russia1201:1,201,02587,954
Croatia641:66,07212,005
Canada431:856,87466,382
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France31:22,140,907385,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Vnuk (67) may also be a first name.

Vnuk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Unuk or Vnuk means 'grandson' in Serbo-Croatian.

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Vnuk Last Name Facts

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

Vnuk (Russian: Внук) is most common in Belarus. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vnuk? popularity and diffusion

Vnuk is the 189,802nd most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,275,302 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Vnuk are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 37 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 67 people.

This surname is most common in Belarus, where it is carried by 516 people, or 1 in 18,413. In Belarus Vnuk is most common in: Minsk Region, where 78 percent live, Minsk, where 16 percent live and Grodno Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Belarus it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 17 percent live and Slovenia, where 17 percent live.

Vnuk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vnuk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vnuk surname grew 7,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vnuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Vnuk last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 41.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vnuk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $44,791 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.82% less than the national average, earning $42,815 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vnuck8915/
Vnuks891/
Wnuk7513,478/
Vnok751/
Vnukova735,037/
Vnuková73393/
Wnuck67334/
Vnuckova6718/
Vnook6713/
Bnauk671/
Vnoukova671/
Vnucg671/
Wnouck601/
Bennouk55172/
Wnuková5515/
Vnucova554/
Bennoukh505/
Wnok501/
Wnux501/
Vnog501/
Wnuq501/

Vnuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vnuk in the Russian language
Внукvnuk-

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