Vukorepa families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis area and in Sibenik. In Gornje Planjane in Drnis area every second inhabitant had the family name Vukorepa.
Prevalence
About 570 people with faimily name Vukorepa live in Croatia today, in 210 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 29 other places, mostly in Split (200), Sibenik (100), Solin (45), Zagreb (35), and in Kastel Luksic (25).
Outside Croatia
Family name Vukorepa is present in 6 countries on four continents. The family name "Vukorepa " is used by few people in Italy and few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.