Žanko Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žanko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žanko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2401:17,6193,595
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519

The alternate forms: Zanko (5,676), Zankó (43) & Zańko (4) are calculated separately.

Žanko (88) may also be a first name.

Žanko Last Name Facts

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

Žanko occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Zanko, Zankó or Zańko. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Žanko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Žanko is the 993,593rd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žanko are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,017,994th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 88 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 17,619. In Croatia Žanko is primarily concentrated in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 48 percent reside, Brod-Posavina County, where 23 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 13 percent reside. Barring Croatia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 6 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zanko935,676/
Džanko91414/
Đžanko914/
Zankó8743/
Zańko874/
Sanko8012,924/
Janko808,232/
Canko80371/
Sankoh7361,003/
Zankou731,752/
Jancko731,672/
Sainko73298/
Cajnko73203/
Sangko73199/
Djanko73181/
Jankoś73104/
Zianko73103/
Jhanko7383/
Seanko7366/
Džonko7357/
Zhanko7348/
Jankoo7341/
Jangko7336/
Zainko7334/
Sankho7331/
Cankoy7331/
Jankho7328/
Sankoi7326/
Jankko7320/
Sancko7319/
Zsanko7319/
Sankoo7317/
Zankoč7311/
Jankou7310/
Džamko737/
Sankoy735/
Saynko734/
Jankuo733/
Cangko733/
Cankoj733/
Zankoy732/
Jankco732/
Zankoo732/
Saanko732/
Sankqo731/
Jeanko731/
San'ko731/
Zankoa731/
Sannko731/
Jankod731/
Jankoh731/
Sankco730/
Zasenko67585/
Djankou67482/
Sangkoy67466/
Jacenko67451/
Djangko67215/
Zatenko67180/
Jankosz67127/
Jankojć67102/
Jankoit6755/
Giankou6755/
Sangkoh6733/
Sangkoi6722/
Cangkoy6722/
Jangkot6710/
Ziankou678/
Sangkho675/
Jangkop674/
Zannkos673/
Jankhoo673/
Zacenko673/
Jacinko673/
Dzhanko673/
Zatynko671/
Zasynko671/
Saankoi671/
Cangkoh671/
Sankhoh671/
Saankoo671/
Zasinko671/
Zhannko671/
Sankhoi671/

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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 Žanko
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