Surname Sanković in modern Croatia

Sanković families are often Croats and they are mostly from Opatija area , less frequently Serbs and Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Benkovac. In Žejane in Opatija area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Sanković.

Prevalence

About 610 people with faimily name Sanković live in Croatia today, in 270 households. There were 820 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 36 cities and 61 other places, mostly in Prigorec (70), Kula Atlagic (55), Zagreb (45), Rijeka (45), and in Pula (35).

Outside Croatia

At least 52 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (12), the United States (9), Sweden (8), France (8), Germany (6), Canada (4), Switzerland (3), and to Argentina (2).
Family name Sanković (including: Sankovic , Sankovich , Sankowich , Sancovich , Szankovics , Sankowicz and Shankovich ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Sankovic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Argentina , and some 100 people in Canada. "Sankovich " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 300 in Belarus , and some 300 people in Russian Federation. "Sankowich " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Sanković, David Sanković, Marija Sanković, Karolina Sanković, Senka Sanković, Jasmina Sanković, Josip Sanković, Michaela Sanković, Azra Sanković, Miroslav Sanković, Melita Sanković, Oleg Sanković, Maja Sanković, Tanja Sanković, Tatjana Sanković, Barbara Sanković, Silvestar Sanković, Dragan Sanković, Mandica Sanković

Mentions in sources

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

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