Stanković Explained

Stanković (Serbian: Станковић, pronounced as /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). 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:^[2]

• 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
• Bratislav Stankovic (born 1963), professor of law and biotechnology
• 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
• Konstantina M. Stankovic, American otolaryngologist and physician-scientist
• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/public/PublicationView.aspx?pKey=41&pLevel=1&pubType=2&pubKey=1502. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. sr:Најчешћа имена и презимена. 2011. Serbian.
2. https://forebears.io/surnames/stanković Stanković surname distribution