Šako Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina661:53,5826,481
Croatia311:136,40719,258

The alternate forms: Sako (69,614), Şako (141), Sáko (2) & Sakô (2) are calculated separately.

Šako (55) may also be a first name.

Šako Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šako is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Sako, Şako, Sáko or Sakô. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šako? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šako are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,336,256th most common first name internationally, borne by 55 people.

The surname is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 53,582. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šako is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 32 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sako9269,614/
Şako92141/
Šaško89460/
Šahko891/
Sáko832/
Sakô832/
Šaka75106/
Šoko7533/
Sacko67182,322/
Sakho6744,221/
Shako6720,985/
Saiko676,485/
Sayko674,877/
Sakou672,316/
Sajko671,681/
Siako67858/
Sakko67787/
Sauko67635/
Šatka67405/
Sakoh67324/
Sakoi67262/
Seako67234/
Sakoa6791/
Šoško6761/
Saako6757/
Sakoo6755/
Sakoy6737/
Szako6736/
Zsako6736/
Šojko6732/
Sahko6727/
Sakoš6723/
Šeiko6717/
Soško6717/
Šacka6716/
Şahko6711/
Çakko6710/
Sakuo679/
Çayko677/
Ssako675/
Sjako674/
Šotko674/
Sazko673/
Sakoč672/
Šauka672/
Sagko671/
Sakco671/
Sakoć671/
Zzako671/
Šaška671/
Šakas671/
Çakos671/
Zaňko671/
Zagko671/

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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 Šako
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis