Across the world, Veljko (Veljko 
, Вељко , Велько 
) is quite a common boy's forename. The given name Veljko is characteristic of Southern Europe, particularly Serbia, where it is quite a common boy's name, Montenegro, and Croatia. Much less frequently, Veljko is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Veljko | Serbia, Montenegro, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia |
| Вељко | Serbia |
| Велько | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
| ולקו | Israel |
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veljko vlahović Serbian partisan (1914-1975), ME (b. 1914) |
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veljko bulajić Croatian film director, HR (b. 1928) |
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veljko despotović Serbian production designer (1931-2013), HR (b. 1931) |
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| veljko ugrinić association football player (1885-1958), HR (b. 1885) |
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| veljko narančić Yugoslav Olympic athlete (1898-1983), HR (b. 1898) |
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veljko despot Croatian journalist and music executive (b. 1948) |
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veljko džakula politician, HR (b. 1955) |
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| veljko poduje association football player (1907-1993), HR (b. 1907) |
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| veljko gortan Croatian classical philologist, HR (b. 1907) |
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| veljko maričić Croatian actor (1907-1973), HR (b. 1907) |
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veljko ostojić Croatian politician, HR (b. 1958) |
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veljko basić French volleyball player, FR (b. 1959) |
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| veljko bakašun Croatian water polo player, HR (b. 1920) |
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| veljko babic (b. 1910) |
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veljko mršić Croatian basketball coach and former player, HR (b. 1971) |
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