Santillan Surname

2,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Argentina

Santillan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santillan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico64,9881:1,910275
Argentina53,1231:805108
Philippines31,7731:3,186232
Peru16,2651:1,954324
Ecuador11,5641:1,375245
United States9,4431:38,3844,730
Spain1,2951:36,1023,584
Bolivia9331:11,3791,184
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Dominican Republic2541:41,0752,198
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Paraguay1491:48,5691,417
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Chile941:187,4096,037
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Costa Rica581:82,4151,518
Cuba581:198,6684,225
Australia571:473,60936,415
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
Colombia331:1,447,69910,684
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
England261:2,143,00282,017
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Norway131:395,56035,657
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Guam81:20,0153,029
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Panama41:978,06412,245
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

The alternate forms: Santillán (510), Santillàn (13), Santillañ (1) & Santìllàn (1) are calculated separately.

Santillan (114) may also be a first name.

Santillan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Santillan (Arabic: سانتيلان) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Santillán, Santillàn, Santillañ or Santìllàn. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Santillan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,940th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 38,100 people. Santillan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Santillan live; 43 percent live in South America and 34 percent live in Hispano-North America. Santillan is also the 877,214th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 114 people.

It is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 64,988 people, or 1 in 1,910. In Mexico Santillan is most frequent in: México, where 26 percent live, Mexico City, where 12 percent live and Jalisco, where 11 percent live. Excluding Mexico Santillan occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 28 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.

Santillan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Santillan surname are 41.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Santillan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.94% less than the national average, earning €7,527 per year; in Norway they earn 32.49% less than the national average, earning 233,650 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.4% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,144 per year; in South Africa they earn 154.38% more than the national average, earning R 604,512 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.34% less than the national average, earning $18,083,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.27% less than the national average, earning $36,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $49,354 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Santillan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santillan in the Arabic language
سانتيلانsantylan-

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Footnotes

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