Santa Anna Surname
Approximately 871 people bear this surname
Santa Anna Surname User-submission:
It is a surname from Galician-Castilian origin. At the time of the conquests, the knights of the order of Santa Ana were named with the surname Santa Ana, the Holy Mother of the Virgin Mary and they had carried this Christian surname the rest of their lives.
Read More About This SurnameSanta Anna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 556 | 1:385,026 | 14,709 |
| Mexico | 264 | 1:470,175 | 8,673 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Santa Anna (61) may also be a first name.
Santa Anna Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname from Galician-Castilian origin. At the time of the conquests, the knights of the order of Santa Ana were named with the surname Santa Ana, the Holy Mother of the Virgin Mary and they had carried this Christian surname the rest of their lives.
This surname is so common in Spain and America, both for the custom of sponsoring with the family name the slaves who worked in the residences of the Santana families and for the emigration from the Canary Islands during the Spanish Civil War, where orphan children from the Foundling House were under the patronage of Santa Ana, patron saint of Gran Canaria island.
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Average Santa Anna Salary in
United States
$40,288 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Santa Anna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santa Anna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Santa Anna occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Santa Anna? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 402,870th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Santa Anna reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 64 percent reside in Luso-South America. Santa Anna is also the 1,257,960th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 61 people.
Santa Anna is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 385,026. In Brazil Santa Anna is most numerous in: Rio de Janeiro, where 44 percent reside, São Paulo, where 16 percent reside and Espírito Santo, where 7 percent reside. Not including Brazil it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Santa Anna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Santa Anna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Santa Anna surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Santa Anna Last Name Statistics demography
Santa Anna earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning $40,288 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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