Surname Canko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Canko families are Croats (from Petrinja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Canko live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Duzica in Petrinja area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Canko (including: Zanko , Cancio , Cancho , Chanco , Canchano , Canchero , Canco , Chanko and Chankoo ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. "Chanko " is used by some 100 people in Poland , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Sweden. "Canco " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chanco " is used by some 3000 people in the Philippines , about 700 in Peru , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdenka Canko, Marica Canko, Zvonko Canko, Siniša Canko, Tereza Canko, Terezija Canko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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