Surname Vučenik in modern Croatia

Vučenik families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Vučenik live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Donja Dubrava in Koprivnica area (40), Zagreb (25), Jelenscak (<10), Cakovec (<5), and in Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Australia (1).
Family name Vučenik (including: Vucenik , Vucenic , Wuchenich , Vuchenich and Vucenich ) is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Vucenik " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vucenich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vuchenich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Toni Vučenik, Vladimir Vučenik, Josip Vučenik, Ignac Vučenik, Natalija Vučenik, Tomislav Vučenik, Vlatko Vučenik, Ljiljana Vučenik, Zvonko Vučenik, Božica Vučenik, Nenad Vučenik, Bernard Vučenik, Ivana Vučenik, Emilija Vučenik, Bruno Vučenik, Kristina Vučenik, Mario Vučenik, Vladimira Vučenik, Nataša Vučenik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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