Surname Vukin in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vukin families are almost entirely Croats (from Ozalj ), very rarely Slovenes (from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Ozalj.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Vukin live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Karlovac (10), Sveticko Hrasce (<10), Pozega (<5), Ozalj (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (1), Sweden (1), Germany (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Vukin is present in 8 countries on two continents. The family name "Vukin " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Canada. "Vucin " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franka Vukin, Stjepan Vukin, Marina Vukin, Željko Vukin, Jasna Vukin, Dario Vukin, Katarina Vukin, Jadranka Vukin, Tihomir Vukin, Ksenija Vukin, Andrija Vukin, Kata Vukin, Josip Vukin, Dragica Vukin, Ivica Vukin, Juraj Vukin, Janko Vukin, Ana Vukin, Otilija Vukin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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