Vukelić Surname

85,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Vukelić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vukelić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2,6611:1,58977
Serbia1,8261:3,913497
Bosnia and Herzegovina9041:3,912795
Slovenia1741:14,2973,385
Montenegro501:12,7911,736
North Macedonia171:123,6169,990
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Vukelic (910), Vukelič (30) & Vukélic (1) are calculated separately.

Vukelić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vukelić is found most in Croatia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Vukelic, Vukelič or Vukélic. Click here for further potential spellings of Vukelić.

How Common Is The Last Name Vukelić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 85,473rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,291,660 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vukelić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Vukelić is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is held by 2,661 people, or 1 in 1,589. In Croatia Vukelić is most common in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 22 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 20 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Croatia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 32 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vukelic95910/
Vukelič9530/
Vukeleić931/
Vukélic901/
Vukolić86523/
Vukalić86484/
Vucelić86314/
Bukelić86139/
Vukelich80782/
Vukajlić8023/
Vukelics801/
Bukilić71293/
Wukelic7147/
Vukeličová716/
Vukalič712/
Vukelec711/
Bukelic711/
Wukelich6742/
Wukelicz6720/
Vukelych672/
Bukelich671/
Vukajlic671/
Vuquelich6312/
Boukeliche594/
Bukilic5747/
Fukalits531/
Bukilici531/
Buquelich502/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vukelić
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