Vučković Surname

23,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Vučković 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.

Vučković Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia15,5951:45871
Croatia3,7471:1,12932
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,6681:2,120353
Montenegro1,0561:606100
Kosovo3931:4,738810
Slovenia3031:8,2101,862
North Macedonia351:60,0426,129
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Vucković (433), Vučkovič (45), Vućković (7), Vuckovic (2,208) & Vućkovič (3) are calculated separately.

Vučković 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.

- yincheri

This is a Serbian and Croatian patronymic from Vučko, a pet form of the personal name Vuk.

- Junie

Vučković Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vučković occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Vucković, Vučkovič, Vućković, Vuckovic or Vućkovič. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vučković? popularity and diffusion

Vučković is the 23,748th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 319,517 people. The surname Vučković occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vučković live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is borne by 15,595 people, or 1 in 458. In Serbia Vučković is most common in: Belgrade, where 13 percent are found, Nišava District, where 10 percent are found and Rasina District, where 10 percent are found. Besides Serbia it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 16 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 7 percent are found.

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