Vučetić Surname
Approximately 7,510 people bear this surname
Vučetić 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.
Vučetić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 4,190 | 1:1,705 | 238 |
| Croatia | 1,584 | 1:2,670 | 213 |
| Montenegro | 836 | 1:765 | 137 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 633 | 1:5,587 | 1,143 |
| Kosovo | 168 | 1:11,083 | 1,623 |
| Slovenia | 75 | 1:33,169 | 6,528 |
| North Macedonia | 21 | 1:100,070 | 8,727 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Vucetić (88), Vučetič (8), Vućetić (6) & Vucetic (505) are calculated separately.
Vučetić 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.
- yincheriVučetić is a Slavic Serbian surname derived from the masculine given name Vučeta.
- rossiadam10Vučetić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vučetić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vučetić is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Vucetić, Vučetič, Vućetić or Vucetic. For other possible spellings of Vučetić click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vučetić? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vučetić is the 66,376th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 970,379 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vučetić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Serbia, where it is borne by 4,190 people, or 1 in 1,705. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Mačva District, where 18 percent reside, Belgrade, where 16 percent reside and South Bačka District, where 9 percent reside. Beside Serbia Vučetić occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 21 percent reside and Montenegro, where 11 percent reside.
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