Šanc Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šanc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šanc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia931:114,33818,644
Slovenia131:191,36015,039

The alternate forms: Sanc (333), Sanç (34), Sânc (4), Sánc (1) & Sanć (1) are calculated separately.

Šanc Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šanc is found most frequently in Czechia. It can appear as: Sanc, Sanç, Sânc, Sánc or Sanć. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šanc? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,785,358th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. Šanc is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šanc are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Czechia, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 114,338. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Central Bohemian Region, where 45 percent live, Hradec Králové Region, where 18 percent live and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Czechia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanc92333/
Šan867/
Sanç8334/
Sânc834/
Sánc831/
Sanć831/
Šajn75874/
Šain75433/
Šonc75110/
Šank7518/
Šaun751/
Šancová73206/
Şanci674,512/
Çanci671,775/
Sanci67667/
Sanch67427/
Zanck6767/
Sanck6744/
Szanc6729/
Sainc6725/
Sangc6712/
Sanct6712/
Zanch679/
Sancs675/
Sancz675/
Šaine674/
Sianc672/
Şancı672/
Šahyn672/
Šaunė671/
Shanc671/

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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 Šanc
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