Vuletić Surname

73,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Vuletić 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.

Vuletić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3,2071:2,228307
Croatia1,4181:2,982255
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,1941:2,962569
Montenegro6941:922166
Kosovo1351:13,7921,899
Slovenia271:92,13611,211
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Vuletic (731) & Vuletič (18) are calculated separately.

Vuletić 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.

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Vuletić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vuletić occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Vuletic or Vuletič. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuletić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 73,632nd most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,090,297 people. Vuletić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vuletić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is borne by 3,207 people, or 1 in 2,228. In Serbia it is most frequent in: South Bačka District, where 18 percent reside, Belgrade, where 16 percent reside and Mačva District, where 12 percent reside. Other than Serbia this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 21 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuletic95731/
Vuletič9518/
Buletić8642/
Fuletić861/
Vuletich80545/
Vuletici80113/
Vilotić711,285/
Buletic71309/
Filetić7131/
Boletić713/
Vuletyc712/
Voletic711/
Wuletich6729/
Bulletic6711/
Buletich6710/
Bulietic671/
Vooletich6320/
Bulletich636/
Boletic57204/
Bulitic57135/
Filotić5730/
Vilotič572/
Wulitich5320/
Woulitich505/
Fauletech501/

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