Stanko Surname

50,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Stanko Surname Definition:

(Polish, Yu.-Slovakian) Descendant of Stanko, a pet form of Stanislaw (camp, glorious).

Stanko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3421:108,45611,860
Ukraine1,8941:24,0353,400
Slovakia1,1201:4,765345
Germany7151:112,59513,862
Russia6391:225,54524,330
Slovenia3771:6,5991,444
Canada3421:107,73611,580
Belarus3411:27,8624,826
Croatia3101:13,6412,685
Poland2561:148,47221,226
Czechia2311:46,0327,660
Latvia921:22,2833,357
Austria881:96,76614,085
Australia751:359,94330,133
England581:960,65648,451
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
France501:1,328,454133,611
Uruguay381:90,3099,090
Serbia351:204,14112,371
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Guam161:10,0081,526
Israel151:570,50941,023
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Norway61:857,04855,549
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Stańko (18), Stankó (6), Ştanko (6), Štanko (4) & Stánko (1) are calculated separately.

Stanko (31,473) may also be a first name.

Stanko Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Yu.-Slovakian) Descendant of Stanko, a pet form of Stanislaw (camp, glorious).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Stanko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stanko (Arabic: ستانكو, Russian: Станько) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Stańko, Stankó, Ştanko, Štanko or Stánko. For other potential spellings of Stanko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stanko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,176th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 712,161 people. The last name Stanko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Stanko reside; 42 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stanko is also the 26,887th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 31,473 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,342 people, or 1 in 108,456. In The United States Stanko is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 19 percent reside and Slovakia, where 11 percent reside.

Stanko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stanko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stanko last name rose 47,743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stanko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (59%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Stanko are 8.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stanko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $44,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $48,245 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stanko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stanko in the Russian language
Станькоstanko-
Stanko in the Arabic language
ستانكوstankw-
ستنكوstnkw-

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