Šanko Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Šanko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 154 | 1:27,458 | 5,676 |
| Slovakia | 27 | 1:197,646 | 32,915 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
The alternate forms: Sanko (12,924), Šankó (4), Şanko (2), Sankó (67), Sañko (31) & Sańko (6) are calculated separately.
Šanko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šanko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šanko has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can occur as: Sanko, Šankó, Şanko, Sankó, Sañko or Sańko. For other possible spellings of Šanko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šanko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,189,614th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. Šanko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Šanko reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 27,458. In Croatia it is most common in: Lika-Senj County, where 57 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 27 percent live and Zadar County, where 10 percent live. Besides Croatia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 14 percent live and Czechia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanko | 93 | 12,924 | / |
| Šankó | 93 | 4 | / |
| Şanko | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sankó | 87 | 67 | / |
| Sañko | 87 | 31 | / |
| Sańko | 87 | 6 | / |
| Šašenko | 83 | 8 | / |
| Šamko | 80 | 194 | / |
| Xanko | 80 | 68 | / |
| Çanko | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sankoh | 73 | 61,003 | / |
| Shanko | 73 | 10,230 | / |
| Sainko | 73 | 298 | / |
| Sianko | 73 | 228 | / |
| Sangko | 73 | 199 | / |
| Seanko | 73 | 66 | / |
| Sankou | 73 | 59 | / |
| Xhanko | 73 | 45 | / |
| Sankod | 73 | 36 | / |
| Zainko | 73 | 34 | / |
| Sankho | 73 | 31 | / |
| Szanko | 73 | 26 | / |
| Sankoi | 73 | 26 | / |
| Sankoj | 73 | 20 | / |
| Zsanko | 73 | 19 | / |
| Sancko | 73 | 19 | / |
| Sankoo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Šonkoľ | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sankoy | 73 | 5 | / |
| Saynko | 73 | 4 | / |
| Saanko | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sankoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sankoz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zankoy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sannko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Xankoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| San'ko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sankqo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sankco | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sangkoy | 67 | 466 | / |
| Shankoh | 67 | 241 | / |
| Siangko | 67 | 239 | / |
| Shankou | 67 | 69 | / |
| Schanko | 67 | 53 | / |
| Siankou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Sangkoh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sangkoi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shankot | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sankhot | 67 | 15 | / |
| Satenko | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shainko | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sacenko | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shankod | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saşenko | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sangkho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seankot | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shangko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sošenko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shankoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seaneko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chan'ko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sayneko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chankod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangkoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankoth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seankod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saankoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankhoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankhoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shankoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saankoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankohs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sshanko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shankop | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šanko
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