Santelices Surname

60,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Chile

Santelices Surname User-submission:

Santelices is a Spanish Philippine surname with ambiguous origins.

May be related to the Italian sante lices, which means 'holy permit'.

Santelices Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,0841:24,7893,318
Chile3,0331:5,808682
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
Ecuador2861:55,6154,932
Mexico2271:546,8119,446
Bolivia1281:82,9413,530
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Guam81:20,0153,029
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
England31:18,572,686338,250
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Santelices Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Santelices is a Spanish Philippine surname with ambiguous origins.

May be related to the Italian sante lices, which means 'holy permit'.

- mpiano22

Santelices Last Name Facts

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

The surname Santelices occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santelices? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,771st most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 879,820 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Santelices live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,084 people, or 1 in 24,789. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Bicol, where 41 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 25 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 22 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Santelices Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Santelices are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Santelices earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning $40,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $48,622 CAD per year.

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