Vovk is a surname of Ukrainian origin that means wolf. It currently predominates among East and South Slavs in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovenia, and Croatia. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aleš Vovk, member of Slovene duo Maraaya
• Andrey Vovk (born 1991), Ukrainian chess player
• Andriy Vovk, Ukrainian defence minister
• Angelina Vovk (born 1942) presenter for the Soviet Central Television
• Anton Vovk (1900–1963), Slovenian Roman Catholic archbishop
• Fedir Vovk (1847–1918), Ukrainian anthropologist, archaeologist and museum curator
• Frančiška Vovk (1860–1932), Slovenian poet and lyricist
• Marjetka Vovk, member of Slovene duo Maraaya
• Melita Vovk (1928–2020), Slovenian painter and illustrator
• Vira Vovk (1926–2022), Ukrainian-born Brazilian writer, critic and translator
• Yuri Vovk (born 1988), Ukrainian chess player
• Petar Vovk (1926–2020), Croatian architect

See also[edit]

• All pages with titles containing Vovk
• Vovk (river), a tributary of the Southern Bug in Ukraine