Santa Rosa Surname

29,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Santa Rosa Surname User-submission:

The Santa Rosa surname means 'Saint Rose' in Spanish. Saint Rose or the Saint Rose of Lima is the patron saint of, among other things, the city of Lima, Peru, Latin America and the Philippines. She is also the patron saint of gardeners and florists.

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Santa Rosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil9,1281:23,4521,069
Angola4,9301:5,474762
Philippines3,0871:32,7954,836
Mexico9181:135,2144,378
Venezuela1261:239,7156,057
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
São Tomé and Príncipe441:4,032353
Peru341:934,82718,471
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Panama171:230,1336,157
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Puerto Rico121:295,8452,647
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Santa Rosa (757) may also be a first name.

Santa Rosa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Santa Rosa surname means 'Saint Rose' in Spanish. Saint Rose or the Saint Rose of Lima is the patron saint of, among other things, the city of Lima, Peru, Latin America and the Philippines. She is also the patron saint of gardeners and florists.

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Santa Rosa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Santa Rosa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Santa Rosa has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Santa Rosa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Santa Rosa is the 29,003rd most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 393,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Santa Rosa reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 49 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 298,585th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 757 people.

The surname Santa Rosa is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 9,128 people, or 1 in 23,452. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 27 percent live, Pará, where 21 percent live and Bahia, where 16 percent live. Excluding Brazil it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 27 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.

Santa Rosa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Santa Rosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,104 per year; in United States they earn 135.01% more than the national average, earning $101,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $45,688 CAD per year.

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