Szanczuk Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Ireland

Szanczuk Surname User-submission:

The Szanczuk surname stands for 'someone from the area around the San', a river in southern Poland going towards the border of Ukraine. This river has had multiple spellings throughout history including Szan.

Szanczuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Szanczuk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Szanczuk surname stands for 'someone from the area around the San', a river in southern Poland going towards the border of Ukraine. This river has had multiple spellings throughout history including Szan.

- polhawk

The Szanczuk surname means 'son of moat', 'son of ditch', or 'son of rampart'. -uk means 'son of', this specific spelling is from the Szczucyn area of Belarus.

- polhawk

Szanczuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Szanczuk is found most in Canada. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Szanczuk.

How Common Is The Last Name Szanczuk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Szanczuk are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Szanczuk is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,263,656. In Canada Szanczuk is mostly found in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Canada it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanczuk9360/
Zanczuk9312/
Szamczuk881/
Seanczuk881/
Sancuk864/
Sanzuk861/
Sanchuk80523/
Samczuk80346/
Zanchuk80190/
Sonczuk807/
Sanciuk801/
Saynchuk75680/
Shanchuk75601/
Sainchuk7587/
Sanchuck7526/
Santchuk755/
Zanchuck753/
Zaynchuk753/
Sahancuk751/
Zainchuk751/
Zounczuk751/
Sanchuke751/
Sahanchuk7117/
Soncuk719/
Sancok718/
Santchuck712/
Seanchuck711/
Sanciuc67116/
Samciuk673/
Sandsuk671/
Santšuk671/
Sanchuc671/
Somczuk671/
Sancock670/

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