Sanković Surname
Approximately 810 people bear this surname
Sanković Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 450 | 1:9,397 | 1,641 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 158 | 1:22,382 | 3,820 |
| Serbia | 105 | 1:68,047 | 6,115 |
| Slovenia | 79 | 1:31,490 | 6,299 |
| Montenegro | 18 | 1:35,531 | 2,765 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankovic | 96 | 261 | / |
| Sankovič | 96 | 52 | / |
| Šanković | 96 | 13 | / |
| Janković | 88 | 60,393 | / |
| Canković | 88 | 112 | / |
| Zanković | 88 | 21 | / |
| Sankovich | 82 | 1,112 | / |
| Džanković | 82 | 930 | / |
| Sankovitz | 82 | 35 | / |
| Sankovics | 82 | 17 | / |
| Djanković | 82 | 9 | / |
| Sankovici | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sankovits | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shankovic | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siankovic | 82 | 1 | / |
| Szankovich | 78 | 83 | / |
| Sankovitch | 78 | 65 | / |
| Szankovics | 78 | 28 | / |
| Szankovits | 78 | 14 | / |
| Shankovich | 78 | 6 | / |
| Shankovitz | 78 | 2 | / |
| Seankovich | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jankavić | 75 | 25 | / |
| Zankovic | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sancovic | 75 | 3 | / |
| Samcović | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sankovec | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zonković | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jamković | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jankowić | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jancović | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zankević | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sankovičová | 74 | 7 | / |
| Jankovich | 71 | 1,934 | / |
| Zankovich | 71 | 754 | / |
| Jankovits | 71 | 522 | / |
| Jankovitz | 71 | 90 | / |
| Sankovets | 71 | 73 | / |
| Sankovych | 71 | 66 | / |
| Sankowich | 71 | 57 | / |
| Sancovich | 71 | 51 | / |
| Sonkovics | 71 | 42 | / |
| Sankowicz | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sonkovits | 71 | 9 | / |
| Zankovitš | 71 | 8 | / |
| Djonković | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zankovics | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sankevitz | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zankovits | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jankovičs | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sancovici | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sánkovich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jankovici | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szánkovics | 67 | 15 | / |
| Giankovits | 67 | 15 | / |
| Djankovich | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sancoviche | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zankovitch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Szankowits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jankovitch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankavitch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhankovich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamkovitz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sanković
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