Sancu Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Sancu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 74 | 1:1,051,641 | 46,826 |
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Şancu (1) are calculated separately.
Sancu (420) may also be a first name.
Sancu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sancu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sancu is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Şancu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sancu? popularity and diffusion
Sancu is the 1,328,442nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Sancu is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Sancu are found; 37 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 36 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. Sancu is also the 419,319th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 420 people.
The surname Sancu is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 1,051,641. In Turkey Sancu is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 88 percent live, Corum Province, where 9 percent live and Ankara Province, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.
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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 Sancu
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