Surname Vuković in modern Croatia

Vuković families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Slunj area. According to some sources they are from Brinje area, rarely Serbs, and Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split. In Saborsko in Slunj area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Vuković.

Prevalence

About 9600 people with faimily name Vuković live in Croatia today, in 4000 households. There were 8400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 115 cities and 773 other places, mostly in Zagreb (1345), Split (510), Babina Greda in Zupanja area (295), Rijeka (270), and in Osijek (250).

Outside Croatia

At least 132 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (61), Canada (17), Australia (13), Austria (12), France (9), the United States (7), Switzerland (4), South Africa (3), the Netherlands (2), Argentina (2), New Zealand (1), and to Uruguay (1).
Family name Vuković (including: Vukovic , Vukovich , Vuckovich , Vuckovic , Vucovich , Vukovics , Vucovic , Wukovich , Vuchkovich and Vukowich ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. The family name "Vukovic " is used by some 900 people in Germany , about 700 in the United States , and some 300 people in Austria. "Vukovich " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 200 in Austria , and some 100 people in Japan. "Vuckovich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Paraguay , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Miho Vuković, Mirko Vuković, Milan Vuković, Dušan Vuković, Tvrtko Vuković, Sonja Vuković, Jurica Vuković, Željko Vuković, Ksenija Vuković, Predrag Vuković, Dinka Vuković, Radovan Vuković, Ratko Vuković, Daliborka Vuković, Vesna Vuković, Srećko Vuković, Jonatan Vuković, Zdravko Vuković, Jasminka Vuković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over two hundred times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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