Zankow Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Zankow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zankow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Zankow Last Name Facts

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

Zankow is most common in Germany. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zankow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zankow is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Zankow reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Zankow is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Argentina, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Czankow926/
Tzankow923/
Zankov83733/
Jankow83258/
Sankow8329/
Zamkow8316/
Cankow834/
Zankob831/
Zankova77800/
Sankowa77163/
Tzankov7795/
Zhankov7792/
Jahnkow7753/
Zankoff7724/
Zainkov7711/
Sangkow777/
Dzankov776/
Sankows776/
Jankhow776/
Chankow772/
Czonkow771/
Jankows771/
Zankoev771/
Sankhow771/
Cankowa771/
Zaynkov771/
Zainkof771/
Sahnkow771/
Dzhankov71124/
Zhankova71103/
Tzankova7137/
Rzhankov7122/
Sangkhow7118/
Zainkova7117/
Zankhoev716/
Tzankoff716/
Zasenkov716/
Dzankova715/
Sangkowa711/
Tsankowa711/
Chankhow711/
Jacenkow711/
Zhamnkov711/
Sankov673,840/
Jankov672,881/
Dzhankova67158/
Janków67155/
Jankaw67115/
Cankov6773/
Samkow6739/
Sankaw6712/
Zonkov6710/
Zancov677/
Jamkow675/
Zamków674/
Xankov671/
Zhankhoev671/
Jankof671/
Zamkof671/
Zachenkov671/
Jonkow671/
Zancof671/
Schannkow670/

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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 Zankow
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