Šanca Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šanca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šanca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1301:19,1364,350
Czechia1221:87,16014,544
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Sanca (32,920) & Sança (456) are calculated separately.

Šanca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šanca is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sanca or Sança. Click here for other potential spellings of Šanca.

How Common Is The Last Name Šanca? popularity and diffusion

It is the 985,740th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šanca reside; 53 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 19,136. In Slovenia Šanca is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 42 percent live, Mura, where 38 percent live and Upper Carniola, where 19 percent live. Outside of Slovenia Šanca is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 47 percent live and Serbia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanca9332,920/
Sança87456/
Zanca803,963/
Xanca802/
Šonca801/
Sancha734,187/
Chanca732,673/
Sianca73401/
Sangca73235/
Zancai73229/
Sainca73210/
Sancap73135/
Sancay73103/
Zancka7379/
Sancca7367/
Sancas7363/
Sancad7351/
Zancha7340/
Szanca7330/
Sancai7322/
Sancia7315/
Sancoa7310/
Sankca739/
Sancat739/
Sancea738/
Saynca737/
Xancha735/
Ceanca734/
Sganca734/
Zangca732/
Sancaz731/
Zancay731/
Zancaï731/
Zancca731/
Zainca731/
Chancay675,090/
Sangcap672,716/
Sanchai671,875/
Chancha671,127/
Chancas67748/
Sangcad67641/
Sanchat67638/
Sanchay67197/
Seancas67157/
Sanchas67124/
Sancaya67103/
Sangcay6781/
Sanchaz6773/
Ceancas6739/
Sanchap6737/
Sanchea6729/
Chainca6724/
Chancia6722/
Sanchaa6717/
Saincat679/
Shainca679/
Ceancau675/
Shancai674/
Sanchad674/
Zanchai673/
Sancatz673/
Chancai672/
Changca671/
Sauncea671/
Sauncha671/
Sancach671/
Sanchha671/
Sandcha671/
Xantcha671/
Santcha671/
Ceancia671/
Sanchau671/
Zangcai671/
Siancia671/
Sancais671/
Sangcai671/
Saincia671/
Chancka670/

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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 Šanca
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