Vuković

Vuković (Serbian: Вуковић, pronounced [ʋûːkoʋitɕ]) is a common family name found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia, of which bearers are either Bosniaks, Croats, Montenegrins or Serbs, as well as medieval families long before idea of national identity ever appeared.

This article is about the surname. For the village in Serbia, see Vuković, Serbia.

Vuković is a common surname among Serbs in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.[1] It is the ninth most frequent surname in Croatia.[2]

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 47.4% of all known bearers of the surname Vuković were residents of Serbia (frequency 1:436), 28.5% of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1:359), 14.0% of Montenegro (1:129) and 9.2% of Croatia (1:1,327).

In Serbia, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:436) in the following districts:

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:359) only in Republika Srpska (1:209).

In Croatia, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:1,327) in the following counties:[3]

People

See also

References
  1. "Vuković Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History".
  2. "Most frequent surnames, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. Vuković surname distribution
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.