Vuković (, ) is a common family name found in

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, of which bearers are either

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, as well as medieval families long before idea of national identity ever appeared. The surname is derived from the

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...

word for wolf, , which is also used as a given name,

Vuk VUK or Vuk may refer to: *Vuk (name), South Slavic given name ** Vuk, Ban of Bosnia (), a member of the Kotromanić dynasty ** Vuk Karadžić (1787–1864), Serbian language reformer and folklorist, often referred to simply as Vuk * ''Vuk'' (film) ...

. It is the ninth most frequent surname in Croatia.

People

Aleksandar Vuković Aleksandar Vuković ( sr-cyrl, Александар Вуковић, ; born 25 August 1979) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player who currently manages Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice. Club career He started his car ...

(born 1979), Serbian-Polish football manager *

Andrija Vuković Andrija Vuković (born 3 August 1983) is a Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary ...

(born 1983), Croatian footballer *

Božidar Vuković Božidar Vuković ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Вуковић, , ; c. 1460 — c. 1539) was one of the first printers and editors of Serbian books in Montenegro. He founded the famous Vuković printing house in Venice. His printing house was opera ...

(1466-–1540), Venetian-Serb printer *

Čedo Vuković Čedo Vuković ( sr-cyrl, Чедо Вуковић; 28 September 1920 – 7 April 2014) was a Montenegro, Montenegrin writer. Vuković was born in Đulići, Andrijevica municipality in north-eastern Montenegro. His early novel, "Mrtvo duboko" ...

(1920–2014), Montenegrin writer * Daniel Vukovic (born 1986), Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player *

Danny Vukovic Daniel Vukovic ( ; born 27 March 1985) is a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for Central Coast Mariners FC. Vukovic also represented the Australian national team duri ...

(born 1985), Australian footballer, of Serbian descent * Dejan Vuković (born 1978), Serbian politician *

Domagoj Vuković Domagoj Vuković (born October 29, 1993) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Cibona Zagreb in the Croatian League and the ABA League. A native of Rijeka, he started playing basketball in his home town clubs before joining the N ...

(born 1993), Croatian basketball player *

Dragan Vuković Dragan Vuković ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Вуковић; born August 26, 1963) is a Serbian basketball coach. He currently serves as a head coach for the Crvena zvezda of the Women's Basketball League of Serbia and the Women's Adriatic League. ...

(born 1963), Serbian basketball coach * Drago Vuković (born 1983), Croatian handball player *

Dražen Vuković Dražen Vuković (born December 14, 1981) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a forward. Playing career Croatia Vuković played at the youth level with Hajduk Split where he appeared in 11 friendly matches. In 2006, he played i ...

(born 1981), Croatian footballer *

Gavro Vuković Gavro Vuković ( sr-cyrl, Гавро Вуковић; 1852, Lijeva Rijeka, Principality of Montenegro – 29 July 1928, Berane, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of SCS) also known as Voivode, Vojvoda Gavro ( sr-cyrl, Војвода Гавро) was a ...

(1852–1928), Montenegrin Serb duke and writer *

Goran Vuković Goran Vuković (; 1959 – 12 December 1994) was a Serbian gangster who earned his nickname ''Majmun'' () due to his unique style of breaking and entering apartment building units: climbing and scaling the structures, utilizing balconies and ...

''Majmun'' (1959–1994), Serbian mobster *

Helena Vuković Helena Vuković (born 23 August 2000) is a Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungar ...

(born 2000), Croatian judoka *

Hrvoje Vuković Hrvoje Vuković (born 25 July 1979 in Split) is a former Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the nort ...

(born 1979), Croatian football player * Ivan Vuković (footballer) (born 1987), Montenegrin footballer *

Jagoš Vuković Jagoš Vuković (, ; born 10 June 1988) is a former Serbian professional footballer who last played as a defender for IMT in the Serbian SuperLiga. Vuković earned eight caps for Serbia from 2009 to 2017. Club career Born in Bačko Dobro ...

(born 1988), Serbian footballer *

Janko Vuković Janko Vuković, sometimes spelt Janko Vukovich or von Vukovich, also known as Janko Vuković de Podkapelski or Janko Vuković-Podkapelski (27 September 1871 – 1 November 1918) was a Croatian naval officer who served in the Austro-Hungarian Navy ...

(1871–1918), Croatian sailor in the Austro-Hungarian navy *

Jelena Vuković Jelena Vuković (born 15 February 1975) is a paralympic athlete from Croatia competing mainly in category F42 shot put and discus events. Vuković has competed in the shot and discus in three Paralympics firstly in 2000, then in 2004 ...

(born 1975), Croatian paralympic athlete *

Josip Vuković Josip Vuković (born 2 May 1992) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pit ...

(born 1992), Croatian footballer *

Katarina Vuković Katarina Vuković, from the medieval Bosnian noble lineage of Hrvatinić, was the second wife of Grand Duke of Bosnia, Sandalj Hranić. Katarina was the daughter of the Hungarian-Croatian ban Vuk Vukčić from the Bosnian noble family of Hrvat ...

, Bosnian noblewoman *

Lazar Vuković Lazar Vuković Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Вуковић Бранковић; died 12 July 1410), was a Serbian prince (''knez''), the son of Lord Vuk Branković (r. 1378–1389) and Mara Lazarević. During the Ottoman Interregnum, the Vukovi� ...

(died 1410), Serbian prince * Maja Vuković, computer scientist * Marija Vuković (footballer) (born 1990), Serbian footballer *

Marija Vuković Marija Vuković (; born 21 January 1992) is a Montenegrins, Montenegrin athlete specializing in the high jump. She won Montenegro's first ever European Athletics Championships, European Athletics Championship medal with silver in the high jump a ...

(born 1992), Montenegrin athlete *

Matija Vuković Matija Vuković (Platičevo, 26 July 1925 – Belgrade, 21 June 1985) was a Serbian sculptor. Biography Matija Vuković was born into a poor farming family in Platičevo, on 26 July 1925. From his native village, near Ruma, after primary sch ...

(1925–1985), Serbian sculptor * Mihajlo Vuković (1944–2021), Serbian basketball player and coach * Milan Vuković (1933–2018), Croatian jurist and judge * Milan Vuković (born 1988), Serbian footballer * Milena Vuković (born 1986), Serbian footballer *

Miljan Vuković Miljan Vuković (, born 10 January 1990 in Belgrade) is a Serbian rower. He represented Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Vuković is a member of Partizan Rowing Club. Results Olympic games * 2012 - Coxless four - 10th place World Cha ...

(born 1990), Serbian rower *

Nemanja Vuković Nemanja Vuković (Cyrillic: Немања Вуковић; born 13 April 1984) is a Montenegrin football coach and former player. Career Vuković started his career in Montenegro with FK Kom in 2003. In 2005, he signed with Budućnost Podgorica i ...

(born 1984), Montenegrin footballer *

Predrag Vuković Predrag Vuković ( sr-cyr, Предраг Вуковић; born 31 May 1966) is a politician in Serbia. He was the mayor of Šid from 2016 to 2020 and has served in the Assembly of Vojvodina since 2020. Vuković is a member of the Serbian Progressiv ...

(born 1966), Serbian politician * Sava Vuković (1912–1961), Serbian chess master * Sava Vuković (1930–2001), Serbian orthodox bishop *

Sebő Vukovics Sebő Vukovics (''Sava Vuković''; 20 July 1811, Fiume – 19 November 1872, London) was a Hungarian politician of Serbian descent, who served as Minister of Justice in 1849 during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Biography Sebő (Sebastian) V ...

(1811–1872), Hungarian Minister of Justice 1849, of Serbian descent *

Slobodan Vuković Slobodan Vuković (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Вуковић; born 23 January 1986) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a centre back for Hajduk Kula. He is an older brother of Jagoš Vuković. Career Born in Vrbas, he has started ca ...

(born 1986), Serbian footballer *

Stefan Vukovic Stefan Vukovic (born March 18, 1993) is a Canadian Association football, soccer coach and former Football player, player. Career Club career Vukovic began his career in 2009 with the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League. In 2010, h ...

(born 1993), Canadian soccer player and coach * Stjepan Vuković (born 1997), Croatian footballer * Vanja Vukovic (born 1971), German fine-art photographer and photo-designer of Montenegrin descent * Veselin Vuković (born 1958), Yugoslav handball player *

Vićenco Vuković Vićentije "Vićenco" Vuković ( sr-Cyrl, Вићентије Вуковић, ; 1560–71) was a printer and editor of books in Serbian in the Republic of Venice, and son of the predecessor, Božidar Vuković, and partner of Jerolim Zagurović, ...

(fl. 1560–71), printer and editor of books in

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

in the

Republic of Venice The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and Maritime republics, maritime republic with its capital in Venice. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 ...

* Violeta Vuković (born 1972), Serbian basketball player *

Vlatko Vuković }; died between August 1392 and August 1393) was a 14th-century Bosnian nobleman who held the titles of the '' vojvoda humski'' (duke of Hum) and Grand Duke of Bosnia. He distinguished himself as one of the best military commanders of King Tvrtko ...

(died 1392), Grand Duke of Hum (modern Herzegovina) * Vladimir Vuković (1898–1975), Croatian chess player, writer, theoretician * Vladimir Vuković (born 1989), Canadian soccer player *

Želimir Vuković Želimir Vuković (Serbian Cyrillic: Желимир Вуковић; born April 29, 1983) is a Serbian alpine skier. He is a member of Radnički skiing club. He represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Men's Slalom. Vukovi� ...

(born 1983), Serbian alpine skier *

Željko Vuković (footballer, born 1962) Željko Vuković may refer to: * Željko Vuković (footballer, born 1962), Croatian and Austrian international footballer * Željko Vuković (footballer, born 1963), Montenegrin footballer {{hndis, Vukovic, Zeljko ...

, Croatian-born Austrian footballer * Željko Vuković (footballer, born 1963), Montenegrin footballer * Zoran Vuković (born 1955), Bosnian Serb soldier charged with crimes in the Bosnian War

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