View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Santa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Santa (Arabic: صانطا, Bengali: শান্তা, Georgian: სანტა, Hindi: सन्ता, Marathi: संता, Oriya: ସାା) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Sánta, Šanta, Şanta or Šánta. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Santa is the 6,481^st most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,604 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Santa are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Santa is also the 1,776^th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 561,633 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 51,056 people, or 1 in 15,024. In India it is primarily found in: Odisha, where 92 percent live, Gujarat, where 4 percent live and Manipur, where 2 percent live. Besides India this last name occurs in 104 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Santa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Santa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Santa last name expanded 13,271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Santa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (92%) in Kenya.

In The United States Santa are 33.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Santa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.87% less than the national average, earning 259,996 kr per year; in Peru they earn 53.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,996 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.8% less than the national average, earning R 95,532 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.77% less than the national average, earning $20,485,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.17% less than the national average, earning $36,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $46,371 CAD per year.