Santiu Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Santiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Santiu (148) may also be a first name.

Santiu Last Name Facts

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

Santiu (Hindi: शान्तीु) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Santiu is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Santiu reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 757,758th most common first name at a global level, borne by 148 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 93 percent are found and Penang, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Santeiu92176/
Santieu921/
Santoiu921/
Santiua921/
Saintius8623/
Santhieu864/
Santaiyu861/
Santju838/
Cantiu832/
Santyu831/
Santjuu7740/
Santoju7725/
Santoyu776/
Sontius773/
Santyhu771/
Shanteau71342/
Santhoju7142/
Jeantius7140/
Shantoju711/
Santjust711/
Saintjust675/
Zantyu671/
Santihhoo671/
Santiahoo671/
Căntoiu621/
Giantău621/
Zontieu621/
Santoyoo572/
Chanthoyu53476/
Chanthoju531/

Santiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santiu in the Hindi language
शान्तीुsantiu-

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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 Santiu
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