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 occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Santamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,565,797th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Santamu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Santamu is also the 2,136,160th most common forename at a global level It is held by 25 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 95 percent reside, Bomet County, where 1 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside.

Santamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Santamu last name is primarily 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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