Santa María Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Santa María Surname Definition:
Found extensively in Guipúzcoa, Vizcaya, Navarre, Seville, Burgos, and Catalonia. Name of over 50 Spanish villages. In honor of Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, Maria originated as Hebrew "m-r-y-m," equivalent of Miriam.
"María" corresponds to the Hebrew "Miriam.
Read More About This SurnameSanta María Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Santa Maria (30,763) & Santa Marìa (6) are calculated separately.
Santa María Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found extensively in Guipúzcoa, Vizcaya, Navarre, Seville, Burgos, and Catalonia. Name of over 50 Spanish villages. In honor of Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, Maria originated as Hebrew "m-r-y-m," equivalent of Miriam.
"María" corresponds to the Hebrew "Miriam."
Name from Navarre.
Santa María Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santa María Come From? nationality or country of origin
Santa María is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Santa Maria or Santa Marìa. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Santa María? popularity and diffusion
The last name Santa María is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Santa María occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Santa María reside; 34 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Hispano-North America.
Santa María is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 4,597,267. In Mexico Santa María is most prevalent in: Mexico City, where 48 percent reside, México, where 22 percent reside and Guanajuato, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 23 percent reside and Chile, where 11 percent reside.
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