Santava Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Santava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Šantavá (161) are calculated separately.

Santava (222) may also be a first name.

Santava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Santava is found most in Brazil. It can also be found in the variant forms: Šantavá. Click here for other potential spellings of Santava.

How Common Is The Last Name Santava? popularity and diffusion

Santava is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Santava occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Santava live; 40 percent live in South America and 40 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 605,116th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 222 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Santava is most frequent in: Bahia, where 50 percent live and Piauí, where 50 percent live. Aside from Brazil Santava exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 40 percent live and Greece, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Santaeva9397/
Santavas9318/
Santavat9310/
Santavad933/
Santavea932/
Šantavá90161/
Shantaeva88144/
Santavaja884/
Santavaya881/
Santavy86148/
Santeva8697/
Santawa8680/
Santova8669/
Santaba8665/
Jantava8640/
Cantava862/
Santave861/
Santavi861/
Sontava861/
Sahyntaeva823/
Santabai80175/
Shantaba80156/
Santavee8069/
Shantova8034/
Chantava8029/
Santhavi8023/
Santavuo8018/
Santawat8012/
Santabay8011/
Jantavat8010/
Szantova808/
Santeeva805/
Jantavad804/
Shanteva803/
Shantawa802/
Siantova802/
Jantavas802/
Santhawa802/
Santovas801/
Shahantaeva781/
Shahantavaj781/
Zhantaeva75699/
Santabhai75402/
Santhabai75216/
Shantabai75180/
Shontaeva7526/
Chantavas7523/
Szantoova759/
Chantavat757/
Chantavai756/
Shamtavat755/
Santovaia753/
Santawaja753/
Santavecz752/
Santabhay751/
Santavich751/
Shentaeva751/
Saantaver751/
Saintavit751/
Santaweea751/
Santhavee751/
Santawy71184/
Sontaba71166/
Šantavý71152/
Santawi71110/
Cantova7184/
Santová7151/
Shanthabai7147/
Sántavy7144/
Santovi7132/
Samtawa7129/
Sontova7112/
Zantova7112/
Samtova7110/
Saintabhai719/
Santabo718/
Zhaantaeva717/
Santabi716/
Sontawa716/
Santabe714/
Jantova714/
Santovo713/
Santowa713/
Sonteva712/
Shanntabai711/
Sant'ovaia711/
Šantova711/
Santhavech711/
Chanthavat711/
Seanthavee711/
Jantawa711/
Santovea67231/
Chantaba67209/
Shentova67171/
Jantawat67143/
Santawee67127/
Djantawa6779/
Santhawi6765/
Chantova6744/
Shantewa6738/
Szantová6737/
Santobai6725/
Santovoi6724/
Siantová6723/
Jantawas6719/
Siantoba6718/
Shontova6718/
Santoviz6712/
Sangeetabai6710/
Sonthawa6710/
Santevoi679/
Chantavy678/
Jantawad678/
Shamtova676/
Santobea676/
Shantabi674/
Shanthabhai673/
Santabee672/
Sonthavi672/
Canntova671/
Zhantova671/
Sontabai671/
Shantabe671/
Shantovi671/
Shantabo671/
Chantave671/
Shantawi671/
Shantawy671/
Sandtová671/
Szantóvá671/
Santhawe671/
Chantawa671/
Jantuova671/
Jantaywa671/

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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 Santava
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