Santafe Surname

92,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Santafe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia2,3241:20,5571,566
Ecuador1,3021:12,2161,949
Spain8641:54,1115,014
Venezuela3881:77,8463,167
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Peru571:557,61614,875
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
France301:2,214,091176,965
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

The alternate forms: Santafé (66) & Santafè (4) are calculated separately.

Santafe (95) may also be a first name.

Santafe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Santafe is found most in Colombia. It can be found in the variant forms: Santafé or Santafè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Santafe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 92,039th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,402,530 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Santafe reside; 81 percent reside in South America and 52 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 974,243rd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 95 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 2,324 people, or 1 in 20,557. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Capital District, where 32 percent live, Norte de Santander Department, where 25 percent live and Boyacá Department, where 10 percent live. Not including Colombia Santafe exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 17 percent live.

Santafe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Santafe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 50.19% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,655 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.03% less than the national average, earning $22,015,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Santafé9566/
Santafè954/
Santafer932/
Santaf9213/
Shantaf86855/
Santafa861/
Santifee800/
Santab77170/
Santaw77166/
Santav7719/
Santof777/
Sountafeu751/
Santapher750/
Santova7169/
Cantafi7127/
Santaub7124/
Santoff7120/
Chantaf7120/
Santofa7110/
Santoft718/
Shantab715/
Sanntab714/
Saantab713/
Santowa713/
Contafe711/
Jantafi711/
Santaph711/
Santabh711/
Santtaw711/
Shantav711/
Samtafi711/
Santofh711/
Santhav711/
Santhof710/
Shantouf67122/
Santhoff6755/
Shantova6734/
Schanthöfer6714/
Szanthoffer6712/
Szantova678/
Cantaffi672/
Jantafai671/
Chantafi671/
Santhaav671/
Santofio671/
Shanthaw671/
Cantafoi671/
Santoufa671/
Shanteaw670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Santafe
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