Sancak Surname

37,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Sancak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sancak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey13,6371:5,707817
Germany1541:522,76344,015
Northern Cyprus1241:2,573344
France661:1,006,405112,047
Belgium461:249,92730,800
England221:2,532,63991,802
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Sancak (274) may also be a first name.

Sancak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sancak occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sancak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 37,254th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 515,495 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Sancak live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Sancak is also the 536,832nd most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 274 people.

Sancak is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 13,637 people, or 1 in 5,707. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 34 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Samsun Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside.

Sancak Last Name Statistics demography

Sancak earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.96% less than the national average, earning $16,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanchak9223/
Sanczak921/
Sanchack8649/
Sianczak861/
Seanchak861/
Sanjak831,408/
Sansak83613/
Sancag83103/
Cancak8340/
Sankak8332/
Jancak8312/
Sancok838/
Sandjak77361/
Sonchak77271/
Sanzhak77176/
Sanchok7751/
Samczak7742/
Zanchak7741/
Sangkak7740/
Sanzock7711/
Chancak7710/
Zanczak778/
Sanchac773/
Sonczak773/
Sanjack772/
Sanchag772/
Sandžak772/
Sansaik771/
Sandzak771/
Sanjake771/
Sanjaks771/
Sanjjak771/
Janccak771/
Seanjak771/
Sansack771/
Sanjock771/
Sanckok771/
Sanceyk771/
Sankhak771/
Sansock770/
Sancock770/
Sandjock71177/
Chanczak7130/
Shanshak7128/
Jeancake7122/
Sandjack7113/
Jasencak7113/
Sandzhak718/
Sankakhe715/
Sonchack713/
Sankhake713/
Szamczak712/
Shanchok711/
Santsack711/
Saincagh711/
Sandcook710/
Shancock710/
Sankok671,545/
Sonkak67138/
Sonjak6787/
Sansac6783/
Jancák6732/
Jancok6723/
Sanjaq6721/
Sanjok6717/
Sankac6716/
Zancauske6711/
Sanzok674/
Sansok673/
Soncag672/
Sanjac672/
Sanjoc671/
Jamcak671/
Jancausks671/
Sanjag671/
Sansag671/
Seangkhak671/
Sankag671/
Sancox670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sancak
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