San Martin Surname

7,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

San Martin Surname User-submission:

Originally from Spain, in the area of Aranda de Duero, Burgos.

San Martin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile36,4831:483105
Argentina11,0261:3,877462
Mexico9,6081:12,9191,196
Spain8,6851:5,383670
Ecuador1,7391:9,1471,480
Peru1,7171:18,5112,223
Uruguay1,5831:2,168259
Cuba1,2681:9,087821
Brazil7911:270,63810,417
Philippines7201:140,60923,701
Venezuela5291:57,0972,695
Colombia4251:112,4103,843
United States4141:875,50566,354
France3801:174,79727,226
Honduras3741:23,573893
Dominican Republic2081:50,1582,578
Australia2051:131,68614,301
Paraguay1801:40,2041,251
Canada621:594,28449,093
Panama501:78,2453,248
England381:1,466,26563,675
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway91:571,36544,190
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: San Martín (559) & San Martìn (8) are calculated separately.

San Martin (256) may also be a first name.

San Martin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally from Spain, in the area of Aranda de Duero, Burgos.

- ohap33

San Martin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name San Martin Come From? nationality or country of origin

San Martin has its highest incidence in Chile. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: San Martín or San Martìn. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name San Martin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,415th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 94,975 people. The last name San Martin is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of San Martin are found; 71 percent are found in South America and 64 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. San Martin is also the 556,659th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 256 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Chile, where it is held by 36,483 people, or 1 in 483. In Chile San Martin is primarily concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 42 percent reside, Bío Bío Region, where 25 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 10 percent reside. Beside Chile it occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and Mexico, where 13 percent reside.

San Martin Last Name Statistics demography

The amount San Martin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.5% less than the national average, earning 257,836 kr per year; in Peru they earn 64.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,957 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.69% less than the national average, earning $20,502,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $49,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $49,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Martín97559/
San Martìn978/
San Martn95480/
San Martinn955/
San Marting953/
San Martind951/
San-Martin908,359/
San Martim9073/
San Martñn901/
San-Martín803/

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