Vučić Surname

63,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vučić 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.

Vučić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3,6851:1,939266
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,3671:1,494230
Croatia1,1521:3,671392
Montenegro3341:1,915406
Kosovo2081:8,9511,385
Slovenia1271:19,5884,444
North Macedonia211:100,0708,727
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vucić (409), Vućić (98), Vučič (34), Vučic (1) & Vucic (833) are calculated separately.

Vučić (659) may also be a first name.

Vučić 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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Vučić Last Name Facts

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

Vučić is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Vucić, Vućić, Vučič, Vučic or Vucic. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vučić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,424th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 922,825 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vučić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Vučić is also the 323,427th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 659 people.

The last name is most numerous in Serbia, where it is borne by 3,685 people, or 1 in 1,939. In Serbia it is mostly found in: Belgrade, where 17 percent live, Rasina District, where 16 percent live and Nišava District, where 11 percent live. Outside of Serbia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 30 percent live and Croatia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vucić93409/
Vućić9398/
Vučič9334/
Vučic931/
Vujčić913,524/
Vuičić9147/
Vuščić9125/
Vucic87833/
Vuijčić832/
Bučić80853/
Vusić80237/
Vičić80217/
Fučić8067/
Vočić8015/
Vušić8013/
Baučić73359/
Vujsić7398/
Vujcić7332/
Beučić736/
Vujčič735/
Vuicić731/
Vuchić731/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vučić
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