Santiago Surname

520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Santiago Surname Definition:

One who came from Santiago (St. James), in Spain.

Prominent and common surname found in Guipúzoca, Santander, Burgos, Aragon, and in La Rioja and Álava. Originated in Galicia. Name of 20 Spanish villages. Principal and patron saint of Spain.

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Santiago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico395,0771:31447
Brazil154,6281:1,384159
Philippines140,4751:72127
United States105,1421:3,447362
Spain55,9671:83580
Puerto Rico51,3711:6914
Peru21,8081:1,457237
Dominican Republic20,6601:50588
Venezuela19,1881:1,574287
Colombia18,6271:2,565472
Guatemala15,5081:1,037176
France5,8671:11,3211,110
Argentina5,5521:7,699763
Portugal4,9631:2,099304
Cuba3,3461:3,444454
Honduras2,4361:3,619425
Panama2,2071:1,773283
Canada1,3911:26,4893,540
El Salvador1,2671:5,007513
Chile1,0781:16,3421,148
Ecuador8761:18,1572,638
Indonesia4981:265,56124,018
Australia4851:55,6616,818
England4001:139,29513,567
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
São Tomé and Príncipe3811:46691
Uruguay3731:9,2001,036
Bahrain3231:4,175737
India2811:2,729,77084,601
Nicaragua2791:21,5811,006
Germany2501:322,02232,234
Guam2141:74899
Thailand2111:334,77957,913
Malaysia1671:176,61210,667
Bolivia1601:66,3533,147
Cape Verde1591:3,331147
Switzerland1521:54,0326,989
Italy1421:430,68146,739
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Micronesia1091:975220
United States Virgin Islands1041:1,061158
Belize931:3,822732
Guyana861:8,8631,398
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Costa Rica641:74,6891,428
United Arab Emirates611:150,20111,615
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Paraguay471:153,9733,151
Angola451:599,7602,646
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Northern Mariana Islands391:1,399186
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Brunei381:11,0191,313
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Qatar371:63,7306,585
Taiwan371:633,6424,637
Andorra351:2,395459
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Trinidad and Tobago261:52,4614,513
Norway251:205,69123,411
Japan241:5,326,84639,939
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
China201:68,366,0783,721
Austria191:448,18144,644
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Hong Kong161:458,4683,288
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Greece151:738,65380,079
Sri Lanka141:1,486,3269,158
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Oman101:368,7975,193
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Iceland91:42,2322,922
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Wales81:386,81619,671
Cayman Islands71:9,1281,205
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Macau51:120,326534
Mozambique51:5,452,3144,256
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Dominica31:25,297621
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Libya21:3,121,9876,135
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Palau11:21,643223
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

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

Santiago (780,578) may also be a first name.

Santiago Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Santiago (St. James), in Spain.

Prominent and common surname found in Guipúzoca, Santander, Burgos, Aragon, and in La Rioja and Álava. Originated in Galicia. Name of 20 Spanish villages. Principal and patron saint of Spain. Derived from Saint James, and found in many forms - Jayme, Vago, Jaime, Tiago, Diego, Saint Jacob, and Jacob.

From the Spanish war cry "sancte Jacobe" comes "santiago." "Jacobo" comes from the Hebrew "Ya’aqob" he who grabs the heel.

Santiago is a contraction of Santo Jacobo.

Galician name.

See Díaz, Días, Díez.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Spanish) One who came from Santiago (St. James), in Spain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

(Portuguese, Spanish) Santiago is a surname from Galicia, Spain. It comes from the combination of Sant and Iago, meaning 'St. James'.

- felipesber

Santiago Last Name Facts

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

The surname Santiago (Arabic: سنتياغو, Marathi: संतीअगो, Oriya: ସାିଆେଗା) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Sántiago. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Santiago? popularity and diffusion

The last name Santiago is the 520th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,047 people. Santiago is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Santiago live; 47 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,211th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 780,578 people.

Santiago is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 395,077 people, or 1 in 314. In Mexico Santiago is most numerous in: Oaxaca, where 22 percent reside, Veracruz, where 18 percent reside and México, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Mexico it is found in 144 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.

Santiago Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Santiago has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Santiago surname rose 191,167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 20,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Santiago Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Santiago surname are 42.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Santiago earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 42.54% less than the national average, earning €17,255 per year; in Norway they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning 356,273 kr per year; in Peru they earn 23.28% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,872 per year; in South Africa they earn 187.94% more than the national average, earning R 684,252 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $19,171,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.51% less than the national average, earning $35,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,467 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Santiago Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santiago in the Oriya language
ସାିଆେଗାsaiaega-
Santiago in the Marathi language
संतीअगोsanti'ago18.92
सॅनटीयागोsenatiyago16.22
संतीयागोsantiyago10.81
संत्यागोsantyago10.81
संटीआगोsanti'ago5.41
संतीआगोsanti'ago5.41
सँन्तीअगोsamnti'ago5.41
सत्यागोsatyago5.41
शंतीयोगsantiyoga5.41
सॅिन्टगोseintago2.7
टीगोtigo2.7
संटीअगोsanti'ago2.7
सॅटीआगोseti'ago2.7
संतानगोsantanago2.7
संडीमागोsandimago2.7
Santiago in the Arabic language
سنتياغوsntyaghw-

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Santiago Reference & Research

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Santiago FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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