Šanik Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šanik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šanik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Sanik (1,240), Šaník (15), Šánik (6), Sánik (3) & Saník (1) are calculated separately.

Šanik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šanik occurs most in Czechia. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sanik, Šaník, Šánik, Sánik or Saník. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šanik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šanik are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Czechia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,544,490. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: Prague, where 67 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Czechia Šanik is found in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanik931,240/
Šaník9315/
Šánik936/
Šatnik9119/
Šaunik913/
Sánik873/
Saník871/
Šaněk80154/
Šaniková774/
Shanik73869/
Sainik73833/
Sanike73487/
Sanikh73294/
Sannik73119/
Šatník7385/
Saunik7352/
Sanick7347/
Szanik7331/
Sanuik7328/
Sianik7328/
Sağnik7318/
Saniok7318/
Sanaik7317/
Sangik7313/
Saneik738/
Zaunik735/
Saynik733/
Saniek732/
Sajnik732/
Saenik732/
Seanik732/
Sahnik731/
Zanuik731/
Sanijk731/
Zaunick67195/
Shannik6777/
Sahanik6766/
Szatnik6761/
Szajnik6749/
Shaunik6735/
Sannaik6726/
Sannick6713/
Schanik6713/
Shanike6711/
Chamnik6711/
Shanick6710/
Sainick6710/
Saanike679/
Chatnik678/
Shaniok676/
Šottnik676/
Sainnik675/
Sanaike675/
Shanikh674/
Shanikk673/
Shainik672/
Sainuik672/
Šankova672/
Saasnik671/
Sainaik671/
Sainiek671/
Sainiks671/
Sahniks671/
Sanoick671/
Sanikke671/
Shaneik671/
Shaynik671/
Zaineik671/
Zaunigk671/
Shaanik671/
Szainik671/
Sajniok671/
Shaniek670/

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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 Šanik
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