Santamo Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Santamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1871:246,95116,928
Finland61:916,11741,832
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Santamo (42) may also be a first name.

Santamo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Santamo (Russian: Сантамо) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santamo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,198,640th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname Santamo occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Santamo reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Santamo is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 42 people.

The last name Santamo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 246,951. In Kenya it is most common in: Kajiado County, where 93 percent live, Nakuru County, where 5 percent live and Narok County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Santamo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Santamo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santamo in the Russian language
Сантамоsantamo-

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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
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  • 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 Santamo
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