Surname Buković in modern Croatia

Buković families are Croats and they are mostly from Velika Gorica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Velika Gorica. In Štefanje in Cazma area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Buković.

Prevalence

About 250 people with faimily name Buković live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 43 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Kravarsko in Velika Gorica area (20), Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (15), Split (10), and in Banova Jaruga (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Buković (including: Bukovic , Bukovich , Bukovics , Bukowicz , Buckovich , Buckovic , Bukovick , Buckowich , Bukowich and Bukowizz ) is present in 25 countries on four continents. The family name "Bukovic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 50 people in Slovakia. "Bukovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Bulgaria. "Buckovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Buković, Dino Buković, Mihael Buković, Nevia Buković, Bruno Buković, Tomo Buković, Želimir Buković, Ivan Buković, Vanja Buković, Miroslav Buković, Borko Buković, Saša Buković, Marijana Buković, Ivanka Buković, Željka Buković, Dajana Buković, Berislav Buković, Davor Buković, Goran Buković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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