Vukonic Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Vukonic Surname User-submission:

The surname "Vukonich" is the "English version" of the name Vukonic. In its original Croatian pronunciation, Vukonic ends in a "ch" sound, and was often mispronounced among English speaking people. My great grandparents used to say that when part of the family moved from Croatia to the United States, they added an "h" to the end so English speakers wouldn't mispronounce it.

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Vukonic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
France31:22,140,907385,998
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vukonić (192) are calculated separately.

Vukonic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname "Vukonich" is the "English version" of the name Vukonic. In its original Croatian pronunciation, Vukonic ends in a "ch" sound, and was often mispronounced among English speaking people. My great grandparents used to say that when part of the family moved from Croatia to the United States, they added an "h" to the end so English speakers wouldn't mispronounce it.

It's origination is still mostly unknown (at least within my immediate family) but my great-grandfather had a story about it. He claimed that the name started in the late middle ages when the head of the family angered a local lord, forcing the family to hide in the woods in fear of being executed. Supposedly, they hunted and ate wolves to survive during this time, and whenever the men would come home at night, someone would ask, "Vuk?", (wolf in Croatian) and because the hunts were usually unsuccessful, the hunters would usually reply "Nic", meaning nothing in Croatian.

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Vukonic Last Name Facts

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

Vukonic occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Vukonić. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vukonic? popularity and diffusion

Vukonic is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Vukonic reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Vukonic is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,263,656. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: British Columbia, where 100 percent live. Other than Canada this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 29 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Vukonic Last Name Statistics demography

Vukonic earn significantly less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning $16,060,300 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vukonić95192/
Vukonich93213/
Vukanic8637/
Vuconich8014/
Vukanics805/
Vukangic801/
Voukounis751/
Vukanić71267/
Wukonig7164/
Buconic7129/
Vukanič714/
Vocanic711/
Wukounig6722/
Bukhonik6712/
Vokanics6711/
Vokánics671/
Wukonigg671/
Bukaniec671/
Buconić5732/
Bokonik5712/
Vocanec575/
Vikanik574/
Vokonek571/
Bukhanik5323/
Bukhonyk5315/
Wokanick538/
Bockanic532/
Boconnic532/
Buscanics508/
Bukhanych502/
Woukanech501/

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