Santao Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Santao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 323 | 1:52,536 | 1,331 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Santao (3,862) may also be a first name.
Santao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Santao (Hindi: सन्ताो, Marathi: संताओ) is more frequently found in Mali than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Santao? popularity and diffusion
Santao is the 773,729th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Santao reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Mande Africa. Santao is also the 112,978th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 3,862 people.
Santao is most frequent in Mali, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 52,536. Apart from Mali this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santaos | 92 | 9 | / |
| Santhao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Santaou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shantao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Santagio | 86 | 18 | / |
| Seanthao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Santeaho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Santahoo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Santoa | 83 | 168 | / |
| Sontao | 83 | 53 | / |
| Jantao | 83 | 25 | / |
| Samtao | 83 | 9 | / |
| Zantao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Xantao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sahantaou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cauntao | 77 | 348 | / |
| Sonthao | 77 | 60 | / |
| Chantao | 77 | 23 | / |
| Santoho | 77 | 23 | / |
| Santoas | 77 | 20 | / |
| Janthao | 77 | 16 | / |
| Sountao | 77 | 11 | / |
| Santoua | 77 | 8 | / |
| Shentao | 77 | 7 | / |
| Cantaoi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Zhantao | 77 | 3 | / |
| Canthao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cantaou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Canttao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Santoôs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Santoõs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jantaop | 77 | 1 | / |
| Santoaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Santoah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanthao | 71 | 702 | / |
| Santeijo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chantaou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Santayya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Santhoah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Santayia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jacintao | 71 | 2 | / |
| Djantaou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jantaaop | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jantaoop | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saintoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Santoiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Santoast | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanthaop | 67 | 542 | / |
| Chanthaho | 67 | 47 | / |
| Shantayya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Somtao | 67 | 11 | / |
| Santhayya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Santou'ou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssantajja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zantoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanthaoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janthahot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shantaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Santhoash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Santhaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Santaiiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Santohosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janthaout | 67 | 1 | / |
Santao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Santao in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्ताो | santao | - |
| Santao in the Marathi language | ||
| संताओ | santa'o | - |
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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 Santao
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