Vanko Surname
Approximately 2,362 people bear this surname
Vanko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 1,020 | 1:5,232 | 404 |
| Ukraine | 370 | 1:123,034 | 17,420 |
| Russia | 361 | 1:399,233 | 38,586 |
| United States | 339 | 1:1,069,200 | 77,954 |
| Czechia | 92 | 1:115,581 | 18,798 |
| Albania | 33 | 1:88,305 | 9,061 |
| Belarus | 31 | 1:306,486 | 34,064 |
| Serbia | 14 | 1:510,353 | 19,964 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Latvia | 11 | 1:186,368 | 21,302 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Vankó (787) & Vańko (1) are calculated separately.
Vanko (1,131) may also be a first name.
Vanko Demographics
Average Vanko Salary in
United States
$41,795 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vanko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vanko (Georgian: ვანკო, Hindi: वानको, Marathi: वंको, Russian: Ванько) has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may be found as: Vankó or Vańko. Click here for other potential spellings of Vanko.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanko? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vanko is the 180,438th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,085,328 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Vanko live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 236,787th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,131 people.
Vanko is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 1,020 people, or 1 in 5,232. In Slovakia it is most prevalent in: Žilina Region, where 28 percent live, Nitra Region, where 17 percent live and Trenčín Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Slovakia this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.
Vanko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (58%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Vanko last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64% registered with the political party.
Vanko earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $41,795 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vanko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vanko in the Georgian language | ||
| ვანკო | vanko | - |
| Vanko in the Marathi language | ||
| वंको | vanko | - |
| Vanko in the Hindi language | ||
| वानको | vanako | 50 |
| वंको | vanko | 50 |
| Vanko in the Russian language | ||
| Ванько | vanko | - |
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Vanko Reference & Research
Vanko DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Vanko FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Vanko
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis