Santeria Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Santeria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Santería (1) are calculated separately.
Santeria (65) may also be a first name.
Santeria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santeria Come From? nationality or country of origin
Santeria occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Santería. Click here for other possible spellings of Santeria.
How Common Is The Last Name Santeria? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Santeria live; 50 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 65 people.
Santeria is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 42,743,414. Outside of Argentina this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santería | 96 | 1 | / |
| Santerria | 94 | 3 | / |
| Santheria | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shanteria | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shanterria | 89 | 1 | / |
| Santaria | 88 | 1,103 | / |
| Santoria | 88 | 117 | / |
| Santerio | 88 | 62 | / |
| Santiria | 88 | 6 | / |
| Shantoria | 82 | 4 | / |
| Shantaria | 82 | 3 | / |
| Santerrio | 82 | 1 | / |
| Santharia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shantiria | 82 | 1 | / |
| Santarria | 82 | 1 | / |
| Santerrea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Santaharia | 78 | 3 | / |
| Santhariah | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shonterria | 78 | 1 | / |
| Channteria | 78 | 1 | / |
| Santorio | 75 | 1,008 | / |
| Zantaria | 75 | 38 | / |
| Canterio | 75 | 29 | / |
| Sontyria | 75 | 14 | / |
| Santario | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sontaria | 75 | 5 | / |
| Santério | 75 | 4 | / |
| Santarja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cantería | 75 | 3 | / |
| Santirio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sonterio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sontoria | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samterio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sontharia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cantoiria | 71 | 1 | / |
| Santarjo | 63 | 11 | / |
| Chanthiriah | 63 | 5 | / |
| Santoryo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Contiria | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cantereo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sontorio | 63 | 1 | / |
| Santorjo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gionterios | 56 | 1 | / |
| Giounterios | 53 | 1 | / |
| Contério | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Santeria
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