Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Станковић, pronounced [stǎːŋkoʋitɕ]) is a common surname derived from the South Slavic masculine given name Stanko. Stanković is the eighth most frequent surname in Serbia,[1] and is also common in Croatia, with 2,842 carriers (2011 census).[2] It may also be transliterated as Stankovich or Stankovych or Stankovic.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 81.6% of all known bearers of the surname Stanković were residents of Serbia (frequency 1:175), 8.4% of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1:840), 3.4% of Croatia (1:2,457), 3.2% of Kosovo (1:1,147) and 2.4% of Montenegro (1:529).
In Serbia, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:175) in the following regions:[3]
- 1. Jablanica District (1:36)
- 2. Pčinja District (1:55)
- 3. Nišava District (1:63)
- 4. Toplica District (1:74)
- 5. Zaječar District (1:91)
- 6. Pirot District (1:91)
- 7. Podunavlje District (1:138)
- 8. Bor District (1:139)
- 9. Braničevo District (1:142)
- 10. Pomoravlje District (1:156)
People
- Aca Stanković (born 1967), Serbian pole vaulter
- Aleksandar Stanković (born 2005), Serbian Footballer
- Boris Stankovich (born 1980), New Zealand rugby union player
- Borisav Stanković (1876–1927), Serbian realist writer
- Borislav Stanković (1925–2020), Serbian basketball administrator, longtime FIBA chairman, retired basketball player
- Branko Stanković (1921–2002), Serbian footballer and coach
- Dejan Stanković (football manager) (born 1957) serbian football player and manager with austrian citizenship
- Dejan Stanković (born 1978), Serbian footballer
- Dejan Stankovic (beach soccer) (born 1985), Swiss beach footballer of Serbian origin
- Eliza Stankovich (born 1981), Australian wheelchair racer
- Jon Gorenc Stanković (born 1996), Slovenian footballer
- Jovan Stanković (born 1971), Serbian footballer
- Kornelije Stanković (1831–1865), Serbian composer
- Marica Stanković (1900-1957), Croatian school teacher and writer
- Marko Stankovic (born 1986), Austrian footballer
- Mato Stanković (born 1970), Croatian futsal coach
- Milan Stanković (born 1987), Serbian singer
- Milić Stanković, birth name of painter Milić od Mačve
- Milovan Stanković (born 1969), Serbian writer
- Vasyl Stankovych (born 1946), Soviet fencer
- Yevhen Stankovych (born 1942), Ukrainian composer
- Zoran Stanković (born 1954), doctor and politician, Serbian Minister of Defense (2005–2007)
References
- ↑ Најчешћа имена и презимена (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2011.
- ↑ "Names and surnames in Republic of Croatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ↑ Stanković surname distribution
See also
- All pages with titles containing Stankovic
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