Surname Vouk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vouk families are almost entirely Croats (from Dugo Selo area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Vouk live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Sesvete (<10), Karlovac (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Sop in Dugo Selo area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vouk (including: Wouk , Voucher , Vouche , Vouch and Wouch ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Vouk " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Austria , and some 90 people in Brazil. "Wouk " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 100 in Brazil. "Vouch " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Rudolf Vouk, Morana Vouk, Bojan Vouk, Vladimir Vouk, Miroslav Vouk, Dragutin Vouk, Dražen Vouk, Krunoslav Vouk, Vale Vouk, Aleksandar Vouk, Marija Vouk, Neven Vouk, Ida Vouk, Valentin Vouk, Bruno Vouk, Velimir Vouk, Vlatka Vouk, Zvonko Vouk, Davorka Vouk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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