Surname Sanko in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Sanko live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Trogir (<5), Zabnica in Cazma area (<5), Split (<5), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Podgora in Makarska area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sanko (including: Sancho , Sankoh , Shanko , Sancio , Sanco , Sankho , Sankoo , Sancoo and Shankhoo ) is present in 123 countries worldwide. The family name "Sanko " is used by some 4000 people in Belarus , about 3000 in Russian Federation , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Sanchoo " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Mexico. "Czanko " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Sanko, Pero Sanko, Dakica Sanko, Ljiljana Sanko, Kate Sanko, Ana Sanko, Stipe Sanko, Katarina Sanko, Ivan Sanko, Oljana Sanko, Regina Sanko, Marijan Sanko, Štefica Sanko, Draženka Sanko, Mato Sanko, Franjo Sanko, Marija Sanko, Mate Sanko, Andjelija Sanko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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