Santillàn Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Santillàn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santillàn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Santillan (191,274), Santillán (510), Santìllàn (1) & Santillañ (1) are calculated separately.

Santillàn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Santillàn is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Santillan, Santillán, Santìllàn or Santillañ. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Santillàn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Santillàn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Santillàn reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The last name Santillàn is most widely held in Mexico, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 15,515,776. In Mexico Santillàn is mostly concentrated in: Mexico City, where 25 percent live, San Luis Potosí, where 25 percent live and Coahuila, where 13 percent live. Excluding Mexico it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 15 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Santillàn
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