All around the world, Живко (Zhivko 
, Živko 
, Живко 
) is quite a common male given name. The first name Живко is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a common masculine name, Croatia, and Serbia, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Also, Живко is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Zhivko | Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Afghanistan, North Macedonia |
| Živko | Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Живко | Serbia, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Jivko | Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, United Kingdom, United States |
Живко is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Живко Богатинчевић , character in Spent words and Živko Pacić , the character from novel uncle Tim : a short story from a teacher's life, Uncle Tima : a short story from a teacher's life.
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живко павловић historian (1871-1938), RS (b. 1871) |
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| живко павловић Serbian painter, RS (b. 1850) |
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живко јевтић RS (b. 1898) |
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живко брајковски politician, MK (b. 1917) |
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живко стефановски Macedonian writer (1923-2008), MK (b. 1923) |
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| живко добрев BG (b. 1873) |
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живко чинго Macedonian writer (1935-1987), MK (b. 1935) |
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| живко топаловић Yugoslav politician (1886-1972), RS (b. 1886) |
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живко радишић Bosnian Serb politician, BA (b. 1937) |
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живко николић film director, ME (b. 1941) |
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| живко оджаков BG (b. 1884) |
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живко попов Macedonian surgeon, MK (b. 1950) |
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живко иванов Bulgarian painter, BG (b. 1953) |
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живко желев Bulgarian singer and opera singer, BG (b. 1955) |
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живко господинов Bulgarian footballer (1957-2015), BG (b. 1957) |
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