Vuk Surname

150,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vuk Surname User-submission:

It's a Croatian word for 'wolf' (the animal).

Vuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1,0651:2,336263
Croatia8261:5,119663
Hungary1491:65,8816,797
Bosnia and Herzegovina1221:28,9874,598
Serbia1181:60,5505,636
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Australia911:296,65626,074
Canada851:433,47837,831
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Ukraine491:929,03588,842
Austria321:266,10730,958
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England61:9,286,343223,652
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Vuk (2,292) may also be a first name.

Vuk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It's a Croatian word for 'wolf' (the animal).

- mcwook

Vuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vuk (Marathi: िवूक, Russian: Вук) is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vuk is the 150,675th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,490,617 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Vuk live; 73 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 155,744th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,292 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is held by 1,065 people, or 1 in 2,336. In Slovenia Vuk is mostly concentrated in: Drava, where 26 percent live, Mura, where 17 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 17 percent live. Not including Slovenia this surname is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 28 percent live and Hungary, where 5 percent live.

Vuk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vuk has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Vuk last name expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Vuk are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Vuk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.54% more than the national average, earning $45,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $53,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuke862,642/
Vuyk86982/
Vouk86949/
Vuik86517/
Vauk86121/
Hvuk8627/
Vukk8626/
Vuck8623/
Vuuk8613/
Vutk869/
Veuk869/
Vňuk868/
Vuhk862/
Vukt862/
Vukz861/
Vfuk861/
Vguk861/
Vujk861/
Vukg861/
Vuijk75899/
Vuike75398/
Vuick7548/
Vutke7539/
Vauck7517/
Vahuk758/
Vauke757/
Vouke757/
Vuksh755/
Vuyke755/
Vhuke751/
Vudke751/
Vouck751/
Vukkh751/
Vukke751/
Vuytk751/
Fuk672,790/
Vuc67643/
Vukova67308/
Vug67162/
Wuk6763/
Vux6711/
Vuq6710/
Vushke675/
Vauske672/
Vukçsj671/
Vuicke670/
Vouckx670/
Veuzke670/

Vuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vuk in the Marathi language
िवूकivuka-
Vuk in the Russian language
Вукvuk-

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