Stankov Surname

51,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Stankov Surname User-submission:

Means 'son of Stanko'. From the personal name Stanko which is a diminutive of names starting with stati combines with the Slavic patronymic suffix -ov meaning 'son of, descendant of'.

Stankov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5,4091:1,290183
Serbia1,5691:4,554569
Ukraine9201:49,4817,164
Russia6441:223,79424,176
North Macedonia5531:3,800709
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Canada851:433,47837,831
Greece831:133,49122,215
Australia681:396,99632,204
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Croatia321:132,14418,905
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
England291:1,921,31276,208
Slovenia281:88,84611,009
Israel271:316,94927,106
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Bosnia and Herzegovina221:160,74610,291
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Montenegro171:37,6212,828
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
France111:6,038,429280,838
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

The alternate forms: Stankóv (1) are calculated separately.

Stankov (168) may also be a first name.

Stankov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Means 'son of Stanko'. From the personal name Stanko which is a diminutive of names starting with stati combines with the Slavic patronymic suffix -ov meaning 'son of, descendant of'.

- thb13

Stankov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stankov (Russian: Станков) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Stankóv. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stankov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,606th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 733,818 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Stankov live; 78 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Stankov is also the 705,855th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 168 people.

The last name is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 5,409 people, or 1 in 1,290. In Bulgaria Stankov is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 24 percent are found, Burgas Province, where 7 percent are found and Varna Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Bulgaria Stankov exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 16 percent are found and Ukraine, where 9 percent are found.

Stankov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Stankov are 13.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stankov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning $57,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stankov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stankov in the Russian language
Станковstankov-

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