Fankov Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Fankov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fankov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Fankov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fankov (Russian: Фанков) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fankov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Fankov is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Fankov live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 3,695,463. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 21 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 18 percent reside and Kaluga Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 13 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 2 percent reside.

Fankov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Fankov surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fankova9223/
Fatenkov8660/
Fasenkov861/
Vankov832,800/
Fonkov839/
Fankof831/
Fachenkov801/
Fonkova7710/
Fankeev778/
Vainkov773/
Fahnkow773/
Fancova771/
Fankoff771/
Van'kov771/
Fankaev771/
Faschenkov751/
Vahankov712/
Fotinkov711/
Foçenkov711/
Fashchenkov711/
Focenkov711/
Fochenkov6790/
Vancov6710/
Vonkov676/
Fomkov675/
Vankav673/
Vankof672/
Foteenkov672/
Fosenkovs671/
Fateencov671/

Fankov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fankov in the Russian language
Фанковfankov-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Fankov
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