Santhal Surname

203,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Santhal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santhal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,9021:403,29421,314
Nepal1461:195,0752,908

Santhal (121) may also be a first name.

Santhal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Santhal (Hindi: संथल, Marathi: सन्थाल) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Santhal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Santhal is the 203,212th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,558,372 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Santhal live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 848,089th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 121 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 1,902 people, or 1 in 403,294. In India Santhal is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 72 percent live, Gujarat, where 15 percent live and Bihar, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in one country. It is also found in Nepal, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Santhal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santhal in the Hindi language
संथलsanthala66.67
संथालsanthala33.33
Santhal in the Marathi language
सन्थालsanthala66.67
संथालsanthala33.33

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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
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  • 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 Santhal
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