Surname
Vanko
77
Bearers
21531.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
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 30 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Vanko — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 18 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 11 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 10 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 7 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 6 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 77 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 18 |
| 2 | Louny | 5 |
| 3 | Teplice | 5 |
| 4 | Jihlava | 5 |
| 5 | Tábor | 4 |
| 6 | Bruntál | 4 |
| 7 | Židlochovice | 4 |
| 8 | Benešov | 2 |
| 9 | Černošice | 2 |
| 10 | Strakonice | 2 |
| 11 | Blatná | 2 |
| 12 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 13 | Karviná | 2 |
| 14 | Opava | 2 |
| 15 | Šumperk | 2 |
| 16 | Kravaře | 2 |
| 17 | Kolín | 1 |
| 18 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 19 | Kaplice | 1 |
| 20 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 21 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 22 | Pardubice | 1 |
| 23 | Třebíč | 1 |
| 24 | Uherské Hradiště | 1 |
| 25 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 1 |
| 26 | Brno | 1 |
| 27 | Kuřim | 1 |
| 28 | Šlapanice | 1 |
| 29 | Uničov | 1 |
| 30 | Ostrava | 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