Vukonich Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Vukonich 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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Vukonich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

Vukonich 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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Vukonich Last Name Facts

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

Vukonich occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vukonich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name Vukonich occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Vukonich live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States Vukonich is most numerous in: Washington, where 18 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Minnesota, where 14 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 16 percent live and Croatia, where 2 percent live.

Vukonich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vukonich are 2.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.11% being registered with the political party.

Vukonich earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vukonic9321/
Vuconich8814/
Vukoni861,424/
Vukonić80192/
Vukanic8037/
Bokonich7530/
Vukanics755/
Vukani71170/
Bukoni7119/
Vokoni713/
Voukounis711/
Vukony711/
Vukanić67267/
Vhukani6741/
Buconic6729/
Boukoni676/
Vukanič674/
Bukhoni672/
Vocanic671/
Bukonyi671/

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