Sanković Surname

426,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Sanković Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanković Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia4501:9,3971,641
Bosnia and Herzegovina1581:22,3823,820
Serbia1051:68,0476,115
Slovenia791:31,4906,299
Montenegro181:35,5312,765

The alternate forms: Sankovic (261), Sankovič (52) & Šanković (13) are calculated separately.

Sanković Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanković occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Sankovic, Sankovič or Šanković. For other possible spellings of Sanković click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanković? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 426,610th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,996,970 people. The last name Sanković occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sanković are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 9,397. In Croatia Sanković is most numerous in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 18 percent reside, Varaždin County, where 16 percent reside and Zadar County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Croatia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent reside and Serbia, where 13 percent reside.

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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
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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 Sanković
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