Vuković Surname
Approximately 35,211 people bear this surname
Vuković Surname User-submission:
According to a story in my family the great-grandfather's wife and daughter were raped by the Turks during Ottoman rule in part of Croatia, and he went crazy and started killing them one by one in most brutal way so the Turks started talking of a werewolf killing their soldiers.
Read More About This SurnameVuković Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 16,392 | 1:436 | 66 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,863 | 1:359 | 15 |
| Montenegro | 4,424 | 1:145 | 8 |
| Croatia | 3,187 | 1:1,327 | 48 |
| Slovenia | 1,109 | 1:2,243 | 248 |
| Kosovo | 135 | 1:13,792 | 1,899 |
| North Macedonia | 83 | 1:25,319 | 3,259 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Vukovic (4,244), Vukovič (149) & Vukoviç (1) are calculated separately.
Vuković Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
According to a story in my family the great-grandfather's wife and daughter were raped by the Turks during Ottoman rule in part of Croatia, and he went crazy and started killing them one by one in most brutal way so the Turks started talking of a werewolf killing their soldiers.
The surname Vukovic can be simply explained as this: vuk = 'wolf' and the the rest is just extension.
I am fairly sure that other people have their own explanation of their surname but this is the one that runs in my family. For his dedication in killing Turks my ancestor was awarded a great deal of land and a title that still exist on record.
- atlantik38This 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.
- yincheriVuković Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vuković Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vuković is most common in Serbia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Vukovic, Vukovič or Vukoviç. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vuković? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,833rd most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 206,968 people. The surname Vuković is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vuković are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is held by 16,392 people, or 1 in 436. In Serbia Vuković is mostly found in: Belgrade, where 21 percent live, South Bačka District, where 10 percent live and Mačva District, where 8 percent live. Besides Serbia Vuković exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 28 percent live and Montenegro, where 13 percent live.
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