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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) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Sánta, Šanta, Şanta or Šánta. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname Santa is the 6,481^st most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 83,604 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Santa reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,776^th most common first name internationally, held by 561,633 people.

The last name Santa is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 51,056 people, or 1 in 15,024. In India Santa is most common in: Odisha, where 92 percent are found, Gujarat, where 4 percent are found and Manipur, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India Santa is found in 104 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Santa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Santa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (92%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Santa last name are 33.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.56% being registered with 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.