Santayan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Santayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Santayan (49) may also be a first name.
Santayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Santayan (Hindi: संतायन, Oriya: ୟନ) is found most in Malaysia. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Santayan.
How Common Is The Last Name Santayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Santayan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,430,306th most common first name throughout the world, held by 49 people.
This last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Santayan is most common in: Sabah, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Santayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Santayan in the Hindi language | ||
| संतायन | santayana | - |
| Santayan in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟନ | yana | - |
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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 Santayan
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