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Surname Vukojević in modern Croatia
Vukojević families are often Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. According to some sources they are from Vrgorac, and are less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Ljubuski area) and in East Herzegovina (Trebinje area). In Šipovača in Herzegovina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Vukojević.
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Prevalence
About 810 people with faimily name Vukojević live in Croatia today, in 360 households. There were 440 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 52 cities and 80 other places, mostly in Zagreb (205), Vukovar (55), Split (45), Osijek (35), and in Ocestovo (25).
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Outside Croatia
At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (5), France (1), Australia (1), Austria (1), Argentina (1), the United States (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Vukojević (including: Vukojevic , Vukoyevich ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Vukojevic " is used by some 60 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.
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Characteristic first names
Vice Vukojević,
Ljiljana Vukojević,
Bojana Vukojević,
Narcisa Vukojević,
Nenad Vukojević,
Željko Vukojević,
Višeslav Vukojević,
Katija Vukojević,
Milka Vukojević,
Zoran Vukojević,
Dejan Vukojević,
Miljan Vukojević,
Marijana Vukojević,
Goran Vukojević,
Berigoj Vukojević,
Tomislav Vukojević,
Jozo Vukojević,
Mirko Vukojević,
Nataša Vukojević