Stojković Surname

25,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Stojković Surname User-submission:

This is a Serbian surname, meaning 'son of Stojan' ('standing').

Stojković Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia17,2971:41362
Kosovo1,3681:1,361202
Croatia8081:5,233689
Bosnia and Herzegovina6511:5,4321,109
North Macedonia5991:3,508657
Slovenia3561:6,9881,551
Montenegro3291:1,944416
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Stojkovic (1,933) & Stojkovič (135) are calculated separately.

Stojković Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Serbian surname, meaning 'son of Stojan' ('standing').

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Stojković Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stojković occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Stojkovic or Stojkovič. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stojković? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,195th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 340,365 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Stojković live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Serbia, where it is borne by 17,297 people, or 1 in 413. In Serbia Stojković is mostly concentrated in: Pčinja District, where 16 percent reside, Jablanica District, where 13 percent reside and Nišava District, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Serbia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 6 percent reside and Croatia, where 4 percent reside.

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