Šantek Surname
Approximately 964 people bear this surname
Šantek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 930 | 1:4,547 | 548 |
| Slovenia | 20 | 1:124,384 | 12,684 |
| Serbia | 8 | 1:893,118 | 28,088 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
The alternate forms: Santek (217) are calculated separately.
Šantek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šantek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šantek (Arabic: سانتك, Marathi: संकेत) occurs most in Croatia. It can also be found as: Santek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šantek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 372,194th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,559,695 people. Šantek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šantek reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 930 people, or 1 in 4,547. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Varaždin County, where 27 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 15 percent reside and Zagreb County, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Croatia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 2 percent reside and Serbia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Šantek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Šantek in the Marathi language | ||
| संकेत | sanketa | 75 |
| संतेक | santeka | 25 |
| Šantek in the Arabic language | ||
| سانتك | santk | - |
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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 Šantek
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