Santamaria Surname
Approximately 165,230 people bear this surname
Santamaria Surname User-submission:
Santa Maria: meaning "Holy Mary" in Spanish and Italian. Name adopted by converted Jews forced to believe in Christianity, changing their last names to religious names given by the Spanish kingdom.
(other)
Coming from the Spanish region of Andalusia, El Puerto de Santa María was home to other bearers of the last name.
Read More About This SurnameSantamaria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 29,277 | 1:1,597 | 178 |
| Mexico | 27,987 | 1:4,435 | 583 |
| Colombia | 22,554 | 1:2,118 | 406 |
| Peru | 15,981 | 1:1,989 | 339 |
| Panama | 11,444 | 1:342 | 67 |
| United States | 9,001 | 1:40,269 | 4,953 |
| Italy | 7,754 | 1:7,887 | 1,111 |
| El Salvador | 7,223 | 1:878 | 176 |
| Venezuela | 6,284 | 1:4,807 | 607 |
| Ecuador | 5,215 | 1:3,050 | 519 |
| Argentina | 4,174 | 1:10,240 | 968 |
| Costa Rica | 3,644 | 1:1,312 | 229 |
| Honduras | 3,507 | 1:2,514 | 357 |
| Nicaragua | 1,881 | 1:3,201 | 437 |
| France | 1,838 | 1:36,139 | 4,422 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,417 | 1:7,363 | 661 |
| Philippines | 988 | 1:102,468 | 17,828 |
| Cuba | 754 | 1:15,282 | 1,080 |
| Nigeria | 506 | 1:350,085 | 18,916 |
| Brazil | 500 | 1:428,149 | 16,254 |
| Canada | 407 | 1:90,530 | 9,953 |
| Australia | 400 | 1:67,489 | 8,035 |
| Uruguay | 287 | 1:11,957 | 1,343 |
| Belgium | 264 | 1:43,548 | 7,109 |
| Chile | 235 | 1:74,964 | 3,032 |
| Bolivia | 201 | 1:52,818 | 2,784 |
| England | 180 | 1:309,545 | 23,336 |
| Germany | 168 | 1:479,199 | 41,567 |
| Switzerland | 164 | 1:50,079 | 6,640 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Guatemala | 147 | 1:109,406 | 3,037 |
| India | 139 | 1:5,518,456 | 133,501 |
| Puerto Rico | 103 | 1:34,467 | 935 |
| Thailand | 83 | 1:851,064 | 135,450 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 1:361,837 | 5,406 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Belize | 14 | 1:25,391 | 1,935 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Andorra | 12 | 1:6,986 | 1,135 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 4 | 1:3,402 | 66 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
The alternate forms: Santamaría (1,259) are calculated separately.
Santamaria (662) may also be a first name.
Santamaria Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Santa Maria: meaning "Holy Mary" in Spanish and Italian. Name adopted by converted Jews forced to believe in Christianity, changing their last names to religious names given by the Spanish kingdom.
(other)
Coming from the Spanish region of Andalusia, El Puerto de Santa María was home to other bearers of the last name. People commonly adopted the name after the region (e.x. Sáenz de Santamaría) meaning their family name (Sáenz) would follow with "of Santa Maria".
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Santamaria Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Santamaria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santamaria Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Santamaria (Marathi: संतामारीया, Russian: Сантамариа) is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Santamaría. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Santamaria? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,393rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 44,105 people. The last name Santamaria occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Santamaria reside; 34 percent reside in South America and 18 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Santamaria is also the 322,620th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 662 people.
The surname Santamaria is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 29,277 people, or 1 in 1,597. In Spain it is most common in: Castile and León, where 18 percent are found, Madrid, where 15 percent are found and Basque Country, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Spain this last name occurs in 87 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 17 percent are found and Colombia, where 14 percent are found.
Santamaria Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Santamaria surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Santamaria last name are 38.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.12% being registered with the political party.
The amount Santamaria earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.61% less than the national average, earning €26,244 per year; in Peru they earn 28.35% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,889 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.5% less than the national average, earning R 150,900 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning $26,577,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.83% less than the national average, earning $39,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,842 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santamaría | 97 | 1,259 | / |
| Santamarias | 95 | 5 | / |
| Saintamaria | 95 | 2 | / |
| Santammaria | 95 | 1 | / |
| Santamarria | 95 | 1 | / |
| Santemaria | 90 | 22 | / |
| Samtamaria | 90 | 9 | / |
| Zantamaria | 90 | 4 | / |
| Santomaria | 90 | 2 | / |
| Santameria | 90 | 2 | / |
| Santamario | 90 | 1 | / |
| Santosmaria | 86 | 3 | / |
| Samtamaría | 80 | 1 | / |
Santamaria Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Santamaria in the Marathi language | ||
| संतामारीया | santamariya | 19.61 |
| सांतामारीया | santamariya | 15.69 |
| सांतामारीआ | santamari'a | 11.76 |
| संतामारीआ | santamari'a | 11.76 |
| संतामािरया | santamairaya | 11.76 |
| सातामारीया | satamariya | 3.92 |
| सांतामरीयाान्सीस | santamariyaansisa | 3.92 |
| सांतामरीया | santamariya | 3.92 |
| संतमािरया | santamairaya | 3.92 |
| सांतामािरयााई | santamairayaa'i | 3.92 |
| सन्तामारीया | santamariya | 3.92 |
| संतमारीया | santamariya | 3.92 |
| सांतामिरया | santamiraya | 1.96 |
| Santamaria in the Russian language | ||
| Сантамариа | santamaria | - |
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