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Where Does The Last Name Santana Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Santana (Arabic: سنتانا, Bengali: সান্তনা, Georgian: სანტანა, Hindi: सन्तना, Marathi: संताना, Oriya: ପଧାନ, Russian: Сантана) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Santàna, Santaña, Santána, Santaná, Sántana or Sántánä. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santana? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 433^rd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,150 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Santana reside; 68 percent reside in South America and 59 percent reside in Luso-South America. Santana is also the 8,666^th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 119,018 people.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 698,062 people, or 1 in 307. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Bahia, where 26 percent reside, São Paulo, where 20 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 7 percent reside. Besides Brazil Santana is found in 157 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 8 percent reside and Mexico, where 8 percent reside.

Santana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Santana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Santana surname rose 109,956 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Santana Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Santana last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Santana surname are 42.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount Santana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.28% less than the national average, earning €4,721 per year; in Norway they earn 43.26% less than the national average, earning 196,367 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,630 per year; in South Africa they earn 88.73% more than the national average, earning R 448,500 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.62% less than the national average, earning $21,653,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.93% less than the national average, earning $35,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $45,386 CAD per year.