Vučićević Surname

95,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Vučićević 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.

Vučićević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia4,1171:1,735243
Bosnia and Herzegovina5511:6,4181,318
Croatia1291:32,7806,715
Montenegro951:6,7321,180
Kosovo411:45,4113,740
Slovenia321:77,74010,347
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Vučičević (369), Vućićević (3), Vučićevič (1), Vučićevic (1), Vucicević (72), Vučičevič (3), Vućičević (1), Vucicevic (227) & Vucicévic (1) are calculated separately.

Vučićević 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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Vučićević Last Name Facts

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

Vučićević is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Vučičević, Vućićević, Vučićevič, Vučićevic, Vucicević, Vučičevič, Vućičević, Vucicevic or Vucicévic. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vučićević? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 95,788th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,467,193 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vučićević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Serbia, where it is carried by 4,117 people, or 1 in 1,735. In Serbia Vučićević is mostly found in: Moravica District, where 27 percent reside, Belgrade, where 15 percent reside and Raška District, where 12 percent reside. Beside Serbia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent reside and Croatia, where 3 percent reside.

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