Danko Surname

25,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Danko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5,6931:7,996941
United States4,4171:82,0609,333
Russia3,2571:44,2505,911
Slovakia2,1081:2,532110
Czechia7441:14,2922,085
Belarus4551:20,8813,521
Nigeria4431:399,87121,013
Canada3181:115,86712,291
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Kazakhstan2581:68,5378,319
Germany2521:319,46632,068
Benin2101:49,2176,219
Cameroon1831:113,49213,142
Austria1571:54,2388,527
Poland1451:262,12932,497
Serbia1431:49,9654,864
Slovenia1331:18,7044,273
Kyrgyzstan1231:48,5587,085
Niger1081:177,7046,255
England1071:520,73032,731
Netherlands1031:163,95324,033
Iran991:775,58139,259
Croatia881:48,0529,301
Hungary841:116,86011,030
Romania781:257,40924,160
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Israel691:124,02413,566
Australia621:435,41534,362
Uzbekistan601:515,48611,776
Latvia581:35,3465,386
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
India411:18,708,912282,725
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Ivory Coast311:744,23320,430
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Belgium241:479,02747,365
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
France151:4,428,181244,602
Norway151:342,81932,589
Albania131:224,15814,039
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Georgia111:340,50414,961
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Dankó (3,555), Daňko (685), Dańko (11) & Dañko (1) are calculated separately.

Danko (6,033) may also be a first name.

Danko Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Danko Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Danko (Arabic: دانكو, Georgian: დანკო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻧﻜﻮ, Hindi: दनको, Oriya: ଡୋ, Russian: Данько) occurs most in Ukraine. It can appear in the variant forms: Dankó, Daňko, Dańko or Dañko. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Danko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,962nd most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 351,512 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Danko reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 40 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 85,369th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 6,033 people.

The surname Danko is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 5,693 people, or 1 in 7,996. In Ukraine Danko is most numerous in: Poltava Oblast, where 9 percent are found, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Kiev, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine it is found in 85 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Russia, where 16 percent are found.

Danko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (72%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Danko are 3.42% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Danko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $54,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dankó933,555/
Daňko93685/
Dańko9311/
Dañko931/
Dankou91211/
Dangko91135/
Dainko91115/
Dajnko9182/
Dankoz9121/
Dankoo9118/
Dankoš9113/
Dhanko914/
Dankoa914/
Dankoy914/
Dankho914/
Dankuo913/
Dan'ko912/
Dancko911/
Damnko911/
Dankop911/
Dayneko836,380/
Daineko83886/
Dacenko83116/
Datenko8355/
Dajneko8316/
Dankosh838/
Dannkou832/
Dangkou831/
Donko803,275/
Danka803,141/
Danco80489/
Dachenko7792/
Dassenko7758/
Dascenko7716/
Dankóová778/
Dajtenko776/
Dangkhoa772/
Dhankhod771/
Daytenko771/
Dankaová771/
Dankoush771/
Daisenko771/
Daungkot771/
Donkoh7319,119/
Dangco73533/
Dhanka73462/
Dankha73376/
Dangka73259/
Donkou73211/
Dankaz73208/
Damkot73184/
Dancos73107/
Dancot7397/
Dongko7380/
Dankeu7354/
Damkou7322/
Donkho7316/
Dankah7314/
Donkoa7310/
Damkoo7310/
Deinko7310/
Donkoo7310/
Dankka739/
Dancuo739/
Daanka737/
Damkoh736/
Dounko735/
Donkod735/
Dancou735/
Dankaa733/
Dainka733/
Dancka732/
Donkot732/
Donkoy732/
Donnko732/
Deynko731/
Dainco731/
Deanka731/
Danquo731/
Donkop731/
Donkuo731/
Deanco731/
Dannka731/
Deunko731/
Daschenko71451/
Daichenko7117/
Daychenko7113/
Dankoutch719/
Dassinkou718/
Deangkhoa712/
Deachenko711/
Daungkhot711/
Deyneko677,933/
Deineko674,137/
Dashchenko672,215/
Dosenko67521/
Docenko67304/
Dayneka67184/
Daineka67127/
Doyneko6799/
Doineko6738/
Dounkou6735/
Daankka6729/
Deaneka6729/
Dotenko6721/
Datenco6718/
Donkhot6718/
Dangkap6714/
Dainkah6710/
Dankhah6710/
Dhaanka677/
Dongkoy676/
Dasenco675/
Dankaha675/
Datinka675/
Daineco674/
Damkhot674/
Dhankaa672/
Deyncko672/
Dhaunka671/
Dancott671/
Danhcop671/
Dankkaa671/
Dosinko671/
Donkoch671/
Domnkos671/
Dongkoh671/
Dongkou671/
Deinkou671/
Daingco671/
Dajneka671/
Dangcop671/
Dankach671/
Dankhaa671/
Dankhad671/
Daceńko671/
Dhankah671/
Dhankap671/
Dashchynko671/
Dangkad671/
Dangkah671/
Dangkha671/
Dankhat671/
Dancost670/
Dancout670/

Danko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danko in the Georgian language
დანკოdanko-
Danko in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻧﻜﻮdankw-
Danko in the Oriya language
ଡୋdo-
Danko in the Hindi language
दनकोdanako66.67
दन्कोdanko33.33
Danko in the Russian language
Данькоdanko-
Danko in the Arabic language
دانكوdankw-

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Danko Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Danko
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