Vujović Surname
Approximately 11,557 people bear this surname
Vujović Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the Serbo-Croatian word vuk, meaning 'wolf', also present in Macedonian and Slovenian. It has many variants around the south Slavic countries, such as Vukić, Vučić, Vujić and Vulić.
Vujović Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 5,920 | 1:1,207 | 169 |
| Montenegro | 3,864 | 1:166 | 11 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,235 | 1:2,863 | 532 |
| Croatia | 282 | 1:14,995 | 2,965 |
| Kosovo | 140 | 1:13,299 | 1,848 |
| Slovenia | 97 | 1:25,646 | 5,439 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Vujovic (729) & Vujovič (1) are calculated separately.
Vujović Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the Serbo-Croatian word vuk, meaning 'wolf', also present in Macedonian and Slovenian. It has many variants around the south Slavic countries, such as Vukić, Vučić, Vujić and Vulić.
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Where Does The Last Name Vujović Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vujović occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Vujovic or Vujovič. For other potential spellings of Vujović click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vujović? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 44,920th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 630,574 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vujović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Serbia, where it is borne by 5,920 people, or 1 in 1,207. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Belgrade, where 19 percent are found, Moravica District, where 15 percent are found and Raška District, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Serbia it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 33 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vujovic | 95 | 729 | / |
| Vujovič | 95 | 1 | / |
| Vujiović | 93 | 2 | / |
| Vujević | 86 | 1,334 | / |
| Vajović | 86 | 129 | / |
| Vusović | 86 | 11 | / |
| Vuzović | 86 | 4 | / |
| Vojović | 86 | 3 | / |
| Vucović | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vejović | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vujovićová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Vujovich | 80 | 542 | / |
| Vujovits | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bojović | 71 | 8,320 | / |
| Bajović | 71 | 1,169 | / |
| Vujevic | 71 | 201 | / |
| Bujević | 71 | 82 | / |
| Vajovic | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vejovic | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vujevič | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bijović | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vojoviç | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vajević | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vojovic | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vuyovich | 67 | 166 | / |
| Vujevich | 67 | 116 | / |
| Budžović | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bujovich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuchovic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vujevics | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vojovich | 67 | 1 | / |
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