Surname Vovk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vovk families are predominantly Croats (from Slavonski Brod ), rarely Ukrainians (from Vukovar area ), and very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Slavonski Brod. In Čorle in Bosnian Krajina every ninth inhabitant had the family name Vovk.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Vovk live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Petrovci in Vukovar area (15), Slavonski Brod (10), Varazdin (<10), and in Sroki in Rijeka area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vovk (including: Vovchuk , Vovchok , Vovchak , Vovchko , Vovc , Vovchik , Vovchek , Vowk and Vovch ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. "Vovchik " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , about 100 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Wowk " is used by some 400 people in Canada , about 400 in Poland , and some 400 people in the United States. "Wovcha " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirna Vovk, Marija Vovk, Marko Vovk, Petar Vovk, Genjo Vovk, Ivana Vovk, Mirela Vovk, Stanko Vovk, Dario Vovk, Gena Vovk, Karlo Vovk, Katarina Vovk, Jasna Vovk, Ivan Vovk, Tomislav Vovk, Antonija Vovk, Vincenc Vovk, Zora Vovk, Antun Vovk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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