Santanen Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Santanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland6651:8,2661,288
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Santanen Last Name Facts

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

Santanen is most common in Finland. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Santanen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 451,199th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,678,016 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Santanen live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.

Santanen is most frequent in Finland, where it is held by 665 people, or 1 in 8,266. In Finland it is most frequent in: Satakunta, where 23 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 21 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Finland Santanen occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Santanen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Santanen surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Santanen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.93% more than the national average, earning $56,494 USD per year.

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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 Santanen
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