Vanček Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vanček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia661:37,6927,083
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vancek9453/
Vančík83307/
Vančik8337/
Banček831/
Vanzek830/
Vančeková8036/
Vančekova803/
Vancsek77109/
Vanceck773/
Vanchek773/
Vanzeek772/
Vanzeak771/
Vahančík7122/
Vancheck714/
Wanzek67864/
Wancek67128/
Bonček6769/
Vancik6751/
Bančík6719/
Vancík6717/
Vancekova679/
Vančiková675/
Fančík675/
Fančik671/
Vančikova671/
Vancyk671/
Fancek671/
Vancec670/
Banzek670/

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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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