Santamu Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Santamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Santamu (25) may also be a first name.

Santamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Santamu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Santamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Santamu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Santamu is also the 2,136,160th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Santamu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya Santamu is primarily found in: Kajiado County, where 95 percent reside, Bomet County, where 1 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya Santamu is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside.

Santamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Santamu
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