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Surname

Šaňková

Male form: Sáňka

143 Bearers
12202. Rank
female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Šaněk. Surname formed as a diminutive – often from a given name or nickname.

Origin: a diminutive suffix -ek/-ík/-ka

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 41 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Šaňková — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Jihomoravský kraj 45
2 Středočeský kraj 37
3 Moravskoslezský kraj 13
4 Hlavní město Praha 11
5 Kraj Vysočina 9
6 Olomoucký kraj 8
7 Jihočeský kraj 5
8 Královéhradecký kraj 4
9 Karlovarský kraj 4
10 Ústecký kraj 3
11 Plzeňský kraj 2
12 Liberecký kraj 2
Total CZ143
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Kyjov 20
2 Praha 11
3 Kutná Hora 11
4 Hodonín 11
5 Vlašim 8
6 Jihlava 6
7 Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav 5
8 Brno 5
9 Benešov 4
10 Písek 4
11 Hradec Králové 4
12 Slavkov u Brna 4
13 Bohumín 4
14 Kolín 3
15 Příbram 3
16 Prostějov 3
17 Hustopeče 3
18 Mladá Boleslav 2
19 Sokolov 2
20 Plzeň 2
21 Kraslice 2
22 Bílina 2
23 Třebíč 2
24 Karviná 2
25 Olomouc 2
26 Frenštát pod Radhoštěm 2
27 Lipník nad Bečvou 2
28 Říčany 1
29 Humpolec 1
30 Soběslav 1

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011