Vukotić Surname
Approximately 4,626 people bear this surname
Vukotić 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.
Vukotić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2,113 | 1:3,381 | 446 |
| Montenegro | 1,366 | 1:468 | 66 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 706 | 1:5,009 | 1,024 |
| Croatia | 341 | 1:12,401 | 2,353 |
| Slovenia | 59 | 1:42,164 | 7,543 |
| Kosovo | 27 | 1:68,958 | 4,589 |
| North Macedonia | 5 | 1:420,294 | 19,032 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
The alternate forms: Vukotic (247), Vukotič (5) & Vukotiç (4) are calculated separately.
Vukotić 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.
- yincheriVukotić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vukotić Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vukotić is found most in Serbia. It may also occur as a variant: Vukotic, Vukotič or Vukotiç. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vukotić? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 101,969th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,575,345 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vukotić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is held by 2,113 people, or 1 in 3,381. In Serbia Vukotić is mostly concentrated in: Belgrade, where 28 percent live, Zlatibor District, where 19 percent live and South Bačka District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Serbia it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 30 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vukotic | 95 | 247 | / |
| Vukotič | 95 | 5 | / |
| Vukotiç | 95 | 4 | / |
| Vuketić | 86 | 49 | / |
| Vukutić | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vokotić | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vukotich | 80 | 113 | / |
| Vokotic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voukotitch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wukotic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wukotich | 67 | 34 | / |
| Vukotych | 67 | 29 | / |
| Vucotich | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vucotici | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vukatich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wukotitsch | 59 | 21 | / |
| Bukatich | 53 | 288 | / |
| Bucotich | 53 | 5 | / |
| Bukateci | 53 | 4 | / |
| Wuketits | 53 | 3 | / |
| Fucotich | 53 | 0 | / |
| Vucatiche | 50 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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