Venkov Surname

211,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Venkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Venkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,1341:6,154812
Russia6421:224,49124,243
North Macedonia371:56,7975,882
Ukraine361:1,264,519108,003
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Estonia151:88,12015,474
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Venkov (22) may also be a first name.

Venkov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Venkov (Russian: Венков) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Venkov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Venkov is the 211,122nd most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,729,553 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Venkov live; 60 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Venkov is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Venkov is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 1,134 people, or 1 in 6,154. In Bulgaria Venkov is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 34 percent live, Gabrovo Province, where 9 percent live and Varna Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Bulgaria this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent live and North Macedonia, where 2 percent live.

Venkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Venkov surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Venkov last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Venkov earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 67.57% more than the national average, earning R 398,220 per year and in United States they earn 29.69% more than the national average, earning $55,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Venkova922,068/
Voenkov92250/
Vaenkov923/
Venkoov921/
Vnkov911/
Venckova863/
Vinkov83217/
Fenkov8389/
Vynkov8329/
Vencov839/
Venkovová801/
Viengkhov801/
Vinkova77192/
Fenkova77106/
Vynkova7753/
Faenkov7726/
Huenkov776/
Venkoff774/
Uenkova773/
Vencova772/
Uhenkov771/
Wenkova771/
Vinkovs771/
Huenkova719/
Vinnkova711/
Finkov67212/
Binkov67120/
Bynkov67120/
Benkow6772/
Benkob6736/
Fynkov6735/
Vincov6711/
Wenkow675/
Benkof674/
Bencov672/
Vymkov671/
Huhenkova671/
Winkov671/
Uinkov671/
Viengkhow671/

Venkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Venkov in the Russian language
Венковvenkov-

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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
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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 Venkov
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