Vanček Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Vanček Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 66 | 1:37,692 | 7,083 |
| Slovakia | 25 | 1:213,458 | 34,691 |
| Croatia | 21 | 1:201,362 | 24,020 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Vancek (53) are calculated separately.
Vanček Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanček Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vanček is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Vancek. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanček? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Vanček occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vanček reside; 79 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 37,692. In Slovenia Vanček is primarily found in: Drava, where 82 percent are found, Savinja, where 12 percent are found and Central Sava, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovenia Vanček occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 20 percent are found and Croatia, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancek | 94 | 53 | / |
| Vančík | 83 | 307 | / |
| Vančik | 83 | 37 | / |
| Banček | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vanzek | 83 | 0 | / |
| Vančeková | 80 | 36 | / |
| Vančekova | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vancsek | 77 | 109 | / |
| Vanceck | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vanchek | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vanzeek | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vanzeak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vahančík | 71 | 22 | / |
| Vancheck | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wanzek | 67 | 864 | / |
| Wancek | 67 | 128 | / |
| Bonček | 67 | 69 | / |
| Vancik | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bančík | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vancík | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vancekova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vančiková | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fančík | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fančik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vančikova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vancyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fancek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vancec | 67 | 0 | / |
| Banzek | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Vanček
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