Vankó Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Vankó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vankó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary7361:13,3371,516
Slovakia451:118,58822,142
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vanko (2,362) & Vańko (1) are calculated separately.

Vankó Last Name Facts

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

Vankó occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Vanko or Vańko. For other potential spellings of Vankó click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vankó? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 436,213th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,259,906 people. The last name Vankó is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vankó live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is held by 736 people, or 1 in 13,337. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Pest County, where 25 percent reside, Budapest, where 17 percent reside and Heves County, where 15 percent reside. Besides Hungary this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 6 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanko932,362/
Vańko871/
Vanka8018,379/
Bankó80907/
Vanku8058/
Wankó802/
Vankóová7720/
Vaszinkó778/
Vankaa73195/
Vankka73127/
Bankós7387/
Vancko7335/
Vankha7320/
Vankho7318/
Vankát7318/
Vankus7316/
Vankúš7314/
Vankou7312/
Vankah7310/
Vankau738/
Vancka735/
Vankuj735/
Vankoa733/
Vuanku732/
Vaanka731/
Vannka731/
Vankuh731/
Vankud731/
Vankuš731/
Vankoo731/
Vankqa731/
Vankoj731/
Vankui731/
Vangka731/
Vasenko672,151/
Vankooy6769/
Vahanka6752/
Vasinko6743/
Vašenka6743/
Vahanko6723/
Vankast6723/
Vankhuu6714/
Vankoot678/
Vankopp678/
Vašenko676/
Vankust675/
Vašínka673/
Vankhoa672/
Vankhoi671/
Vankott671/
Vangkeu671/
Vhankod671/
Vayneko671/
Vankoch671/
Vankoth671/
Vankats671/
Vainkha671/
Vanka'a671/
Vankaph671/
Vankath671/
Vankaut671/
Vankuch671/
Vaşenko671/
Vahynka671/
Vankuss670/

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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
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  • 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 Vankó
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