Santen Surname

206,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Santen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7681:104,82512,956
Netherlands4191:40,3046,841
United States3281:1,105,05879,932
Japan2951:433,37013,436
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Australia281:964,13257,058
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Norway111:467,48139,375
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Santén (19) are calculated separately.

Santen (880) may also be a first name.

Santen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Santen (Hindi: सन्तें, Marathi: संतेन, Russian: Сантен) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Santén. Click here for other potential spellings of Santen.

How Common Is The Last Name Santen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 206,492nd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,631,064 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Santen reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Santen is also the 274,086th most frequently used forename globally, held by 880 people.

Santen is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 768 people, or 1 in 104,825. In Germany Santen is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 46 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Germany Santen occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Santen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Santen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Santen surname increased 1,640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Santen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Santen last name are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Santen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning 349,843 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $48,319 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Santén9419/
Sainten92282/
Sandten92187/
Santeng92156/
Santien9217/
Santenn929/
Sianten928/
Shanten924/
Scanten921/
Saanten921/
Santn912/
Shanthen866/
Shanteng864/
Shanteen861/
Scantten860/
Santin8323,332/
Janten83541/
Zanten83516/
Sonten83200/
Canten83178/
Samten83158/
Santín83111/
Santem8348/
Xanten8344/
Saintn831/
Santyn831/
Santìn831/
Schanthen800/
Santing771,650/
Santina771,144/
Canteen77329/
Saintin77176/
Shantin77115/
Janteng77113/
Sonteng7733/
Santhin7730/
Santink7725/
Santion7722/
Shenten7717/
Siantin7710/
Chanten7710/
Shantyn778/
Jainten777/
Djanten772/
Samtenn771/
Shamten771/
Saintne771/
Santyna771/
Santyon771/
Santijn771/
Santtin771/
Samteen771/
Sonteen771/
Candten771/
Janthen771/
Caunten770/
Sconten770/
Sanntin770/
Shonten770/
Cantn73154/
Jantn731/
Saintina71358/
Schantin71141/
Shantina71135/
Djanteng7161/
Sonthaen7130/
Chanteng7111/
Schonten717/
Shantyna717/
Santinne715/
Siontien713/
Chanteen712/
Shanting712/
Scounten711/
Shauntin711/
Saintint711/
Saunting711/
Ssantina711/
Seanttin710/
Scanttin710/
Shonteen710/
Cantin6715,588/
Santim67535/
Sontem67325/
Jantin67243/
Jantem67120/
Conten6745/
Šantin6719/
Cantín6716/
Sontin6715/
Šantín6715/
Zantin6714/
Jantén6712/
Santinova679/
Sontén678/
Schontten675/
Janthn673/
Xantin672/
Santinová672/
Jantng672/
Santynova671/
Schounten671/
Jonten671/
Zantem671/
Saintinne671/
Saintyohn671/
Somten671/
Jamten671/
Shauntina670/
Seantting670/

Santen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santen in the Marathi language
संतेनsantena-
Santen in the Hindi language
सन्तेंsantem25
सान्तेनsantena25
सान्टेनsantena25
सन्तेनsantena25
Santen in the Russian language
Сантенsanten-

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Santen Reference & Research

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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 Santen
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