Santens Surname

337,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Santens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium8021:14,3352,179
France1931:344,15951,782
United States811:4,474,802235,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Santens Last Name Facts

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

Santens is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Santens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Santens is the 337,980th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,691,961 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Santens live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 802 people, or 1 in 14,335. In Belgium Santens is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 94 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent live and Walloon Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Belgium this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Santens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Santens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Santens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Santens surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Santens earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.17% more than the national average, earning $59,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantens86148/
Santüns8651/
Santins866/
Sandtüns8011/
Soontiens75146/
Seuntiens7572/
Samtins714/
Contens711/
Canteñs711/
Cantins711/
Sontenze675/
Chantins671/
Soontins671/
Seuntiëns6340/
Soontiëns6337/
Countenss632/
Contins57110/
Jantims571/

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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 Santens
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