Santev Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Santev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia941:1,533,224104,207
Bulgaria351:199,39710,926
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501

The alternate forms: Šantev (1) are calculated separately.

Santev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Santev (Hindi: संतेव, Russian: Сантьев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can be found as a variant: Šantev. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Santev is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Santev are found; 43 percent are found in North Asia and 43 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

The surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 1,533,224. In Russia Santev is primarily concentrated in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 23 percent live, Kemerovo Oblast, where 20 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 14 percent live. Apart from Russia Santev is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 27 percent live and Ukraine, where 2 percent live.

Santev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Santev last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Santev are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šantev941/
Santeva9297/
Santaev9272/
Santeev9210/
Shantev923/
Santoev921/
Santiev921/
Shantaev8670/
Shantiev8624/
Sayntaev866/
Shanteva863/
Shanteev862/
Saintiev861/
Santep83236/
Santov8363/
Santav8319/
Santiv8310/
Santeb838/
Santew832/
Sahantaev801/
Santhep77369/
Shantov7730/
Santepe7723/
Hsantep779/
Zantiev776/
Santeff773/
Shontev772/
Sonteva772/
Seantep771/
Shantiv771/
Santhav771/
Canteyv771/
Ceantev771/
Zantaev771/
Zanteev771/
Shantav771/
Zhantaev71624/
Zhantiev7129/
Sainteff7121/
Shontaev7121/
Shamteev7121/
Santieff7112/
Santheep714/
Zhanteev712/
Seanthep712/
Jauntevs712/
Zhantoev711/
Sanhthep711/
Santhaav711/
Shanteaw710/
Santip67124/
Santib6786/
Dzhanteev6724/
Zantov6716/
Šontev678/
Sontov677/
Santiw673/
Zhaantaev673/
Sontep672/
Cantiv672/
Sántov671/
Šantov671/
Shontheva671/
Sontiv671/
Zontev671/
Santipova671/
Santif671/

Santev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santev in the Hindi language
संतेवsanteva-
Santev in the Russian language
Сантьевsantev-

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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 Santev
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