Santangelo Surname

23,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Santangelo Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Sant’ Angelo (saint angel), in Italy.

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Santangelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy12,7131:4,811530
United States6,0491:59,9207,061
Argentina2,0701:20,6491,750
France5151:128,97619,668
Brazil4391:487,64118,415
Belgium2991:38,4506,287
Canada2541:145,06114,859
Switzerland1921:42,7765,958
Germany1681:479,19941,567
Uruguay1251:27,4543,169
Venezuela1231:245,5626,135
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Spain1071:436,93523,071
England1041:535,75133,356
Chile281:629,16015,000
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Austria111:774,13064,097
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Santángelo (9) & Santàngelo (1) are calculated separately.

Santangelo (248) may also be a first name.

Santangelo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Sant’ Angelo (saint angel), in Italy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'holy angel'.

- dvsantan

Santangelo Last Name Facts

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

Santangelo occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Santángelo or Santàngelo. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Santangelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Santangelo is the 23,121st most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 310,743 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Santangelo live; 55 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent live in Italic Europe. Santangelo is also the 566,287th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 248 people.

Santangelo is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 12,713 people, or 1 in 4,811. In Italy it is primarily found in: Sicily, where 49 percent are found, Campania, where 17 percent are found and Lazio, where 6 percent are found. Barring Italy this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Santangelo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Santangelo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Santangelo last name grew 50,408 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Santangelo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Santangelo last name are 7.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.8% being registered with the party.

The amount Santangelo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning €32,539 per year; in South Africa they earn 104.2% more than the national average, earning R 485,268 per year; in United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $52,538 CAD per year.

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