Cognomen Šanc (Шанц 
, Šanc 
) , in the entire world, is a rare last name. The family name Šanc is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, and Czechia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Kazakhstan, Czechia, and Russia. Much less frequently, Šanc is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Шанц | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Šanc | Czechia |
| franc šanc SI (b. 1882) |
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| ivo šanc CZ (b. 1955) |
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| david šanc CZ (b. 1978) |
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