Santo Surname

6,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Santo Surname User-submission:

Sanctus is a Latin surname, which means 'saint'. From this Latin word comes the Italian name Sante and the Iberian forename Santos.

Santo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh15,9511:9,990840
Panama12,4091:31562
Angola10,4511:2,582424
Dominican Republic8,1421:1,281206
United States5,6291:64,3917,534
Indonesia4,4681:29,5993,487
Japan4,3841:29,1622,894
Italy3,5761:17,1022,918
Portugal3,4721:3,001382
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
São Tomé and Príncipe2,1101:8413
Brazil1,9081:112,1984,237
Ecuador1,7231:9,2311,493
Argentina1,5031:28,4392,375
Philippines1,3421:75,43813,034
Spain7221:64,7545,838
France7101:93,55313,582
Mexico6571:188,9295,250
Colombia6081:78,5763,238
Australia5791:46,6255,835
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Canada4941:74,5868,430
Cuba3771:30,5641,569
Kenya3601:128,27810,569
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Germany3281:245,44326,770
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Serbia3131:22,8272,576
India2911:2,635,96482,688
Venezuela2761:109,4353,870
England2191:254,42020,501
South Africa1731:313,16629,785
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Israel1661:51,5526,766
Uruguay1641:20,9252,417
Peru1471:216,2199,624
Nigeria1381:1,283,64351,044
Paraguay1381:52,4401,489
Croatia1341:31,5576,461
Zimbabwe1301:118,75616,091
Turkey1251:622,57133,138
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Taiwan1131:207,4761,777
Romania1001:200,77920,025
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
Thailand851:831,039133,417
Chile761:231,7967,107
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Jamaica651:44,1532,715
Ukraine631:722,58275,033
Trinidad and Tobago531:25,7352,796
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Puerto Rico361:98,6151,585
Nicaragua311:194,2292,495
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
South Sudan251:456,603797
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Guam211:7,6251,143
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Greece171:651,75273,285
Cape Verde151:35,3091,317
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Albania111:264,91415,006
East Timor91:135,103179
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Botswana41:546,73222,624
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Macau31:200,543803
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

The alternate forms: Santó (8) & Santô (1) are calculated separately.

Santo (203,478) may also be a first name.

Santo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sanctus is a Latin surname, which means 'saint'. From this Latin word comes the Italian name Sante and the Iberian forename Santos.

- Leonardo Morantas jr

Santo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Santo (Arabic: صانطو, Bengali: সন্তো, Hindi: सन्तो, Marathi: संतो, Oriya: ସୋ, Russian: Санто, Tibetan: སན་ཏོ་) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It may also occur as a variant: Santó or Santô. For other possible spellings of Santo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,287th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 81,056 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Santo reside; 18 percent reside in South Asia and 18 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Santo is also the 5,126th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 203,478 people.

This surname is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 15,951 people, or 1 in 9,990. Not including Bangladesh this last name occurs in 136 countries. It also occurs in Panama, where 14 percent are found and Angola, where 12 percent are found.

Santo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Santo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Santo surname grew 3,273 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 644 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Santo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Santo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Santo surname are 1.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Santo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning €26,285 per year; in Peru they earn 13.98% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,675 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.54% more than the national average, earning R 362,496 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.84% less than the national average, earning $18,652,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,551 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $53,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Santó938/
Santô931/
Santos914,388,558/
Shanto9172,598/
Szanto913,949/
Santoy911,351/
Sianto91849/
Santho91553/
Santoo91479/
Santou91300/
Santoz91263/
Santoa91168/
Santot91143/
Sainto91109/
Santod9199/
Santoi9179/
Santop9162/
Saunto9148/
Santto9118/
Seanto9117/
Santoj9112/
Samnto9111/
Saanto9111/
Santoh918/
Santuo913/
Scanto913/
Ssanto913/
Santgo912/
Sanhto912/
Santosh8324,748/
Saintot831,059/
Santhoi83841/
Santouh83749/
Santtos83290/
Santoss83205/
Santhop83194/
Santhos83135/
Santhou83130/
Santoos8371/
Sauntoo8361/
Szantho8359/
Saantos8355/
Sanntos8354/
Shantou8343/
Santosd8342/
Shantos8333/
Santous8332/
Siantou8330/
Saintod8326/
Santoux8325/
Ssantos8323/
Sahanto8320/
Shantho8318/
Santois8316/
Sasntos8313/
Sgianto8313/
Santhoo838/
Santhot838/
Saintou837/
Shantoo836/
Siantoi836/
Santoip834/
Santods834/
Saintos833/
Sandtos833/
Samntos833/
Sacinto833/
Hsantos832/
Santhoj832/
Saintho832/
Seantho832/
Santhoh831/
Sanhtos831/
Sãantos831/
Shantoh831/
Shantto831/
Saintoh831/
Samntoh831/
Santout831/
Santoyp831/
Szantoi831/
D'Santo831/
Santoys831/
Seaneto831/
Santozz831/
Shaïnto831/
Santoch830/
Santa8087,167/
Canto8045,963/
Sonto802,206/
Janto802,189/
Zanto80478/
Samto80334/
Xanto8016/
Çanto802/
Santhosh7719,588/
Saintout77206/
Shantosh77167/
Santhouz7795/
D'Santos7753/
Sanntosh7732/
Shaintop7723/
Shantout7718/
Santoosh7717/
Schhanto7711/
Sahantoo7710/
Saintost777/
Sanhtosh774/
Ssantosh774/
Santaova774/
Saantosh773/
Shantouh773/
Shantoot772/
Sassento772/
Santhodh771/
Santhott771/
Sandtosh771/
Shauntoy771/
Szajntop771/
Shantoud771/
Shantouz771/
Saintoux771/
Santaová771/
Zzsantos771/
Santosss771/
Santoush771/
Shanta7357,367/
Saunta735,547/
Santha734,888/
Gianto732,617/
Chanto732,393/
Saanta731,878/
Jantos731,676/
Santas731,458/
Samtou73853/
Zantou73662/
Sainta73647/
Cantoy73333/
Sontot73316/
Jantoš73294/
Samnta73233/
Santah73225/
Santap73219/
Zantop73189/
Djanto73181/
Santaş73162/
Samtos73158/
Jantho73148/
Sontos73125/
Sianta73101/
Santad7398/
Zantos7375/
Jantoo7372/
Szánto7362/
Jantop7360/
Samtoy7355/
Shonto7353/
Shento7339/
Shamto7337/
Jainto7333/
Sconto7333/
Santat7329/
Jantou7329/
Suonto7328/
Santau7326/
Szanta7326/
Jantoß7326/
Scanta7320/
Caanto7319/
Santás7318/
Sjanta7317/
Sontou7316/
Szantó7316/
Santaa7315/
Sontoh7315/
Xantho7314/
Sannta7313/
Cantho7313/
Jaanto7313/
Santta7312/
Seanta7310/
Samtoz7310/
Zantoz739/
Zeanto738/
Sontho737/
Jantoy736/
Cantto735/
Seinto734/
Jantot734/
Jeanto734/
Sontoi733/
Zianto733/
Cantoo733/
Zantto733/
Zantot732/
Santaz732/
Samtho732/
Zainto732/
Santeu732/
Jantod732/
Jantoh732/
Hsanta731/
Ssanta731/
Jaunto731/
Jantoś731/
Hcanto731/
Zantoa731/
Šantho731/
Šantoš731/
Sontoy731/
Samtop731/
Santhó731/
Seunto731/
Jantto731/
Saamto731/
Samtoo731/
Jhanto731/
Szantóová7131/
Shanthosh7123/
Ssanthosh714/
Santoshsh713/
Saanthosh711/
Santthosh711/
Santhhosh711/
Santhoosh711/
Santhoshs711/
Sandthosh711/
Shanthoth711/
Jacinto67184,922/
Shantha6714,299/
Santhat673,253/
Saunnta672,372/
Zantout672,298/
Chantho671,584/
Xanthou67684/
Jasinto67566/
Cauntoy67427/
Sayınta67263/
Djantou67231/
Zantoot67184/
Josento67169/
Zantopp67148/
Jeantot67140/
Schanta67125/
Jantosz67111/
Chantos67107/
Santash6776/
Sahanta6775/
Saannta6743/
Sahunta6741/
Chantou6736/
Santapp6736/
Chantop6736/
Jacento6730/
Jeantou6729/
Zanthos6727/
Santhaa6726/
Santhad6726/
Seintou6721/
Chantot6720/
Sontosh6719/
Saintas6718/
Sountos6717/
Santaus6716/
Giantho6714/
Sonthop6711/
Soontho6711/
Saintha6710/
Janthop679/
Sasinta677/
Shaunta676/
Sasenta676/
Shontos676/
Jasento676/
Janthod676/
Jantosh675/
Sauntha675/
Saantha675/
Shantah675/
Santahe675/
Sountou675/
Jantoss675/
Chantoy675/
Chantoi674/
Josinto674/
Samthoo674/
Saamnta673/
Chantoo673/
Santhas673/
Sainnta673/
Ssantha673/
Sonthos673/
Sonthot673/
Chantod673/
Sanntas672/
Saintau672/
Samtosh672/
Shamtoo672/
Shantat672/
Santaha672/
Saintôt672/
Shantta672/
Sacinta672/
Sahasintop672/
Seantha672/
Saantas671/
Sauntaa671/
Sauntta671/
Satinta671/
Sanntha671/
Chhanto671/
Jantois671/
Jantoth671/
Jauntoo671/
Scontuo671/
Siantha671/
Shainta671/
Shantthosh671/
Shamtop671/
Szantha671/
Sañttos671/
Sotento671/
Sããntos671/
Shantau671/
Jaantou671/
Zantopf671/
Shantaa671/
Shantap671/
Seuntou671/
Sountoh671/
Sountoi671/
Satenta671/
Santaph671/
Santheu671/
Szántoi671/
Sàntoos671/
Djantto671/
Cajntoy671/
Chandto671/
Djantoo671/
Santa S671/
Sountho671/
Janthot671/
Janthoo671/
Samntha670/
Santeau670/

Santo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santo in the Tibetan language
སན་ཏོ་sento-
Santo in the Oriya language
ସୋso92.31
ସାୋsao5.13
ଶାୋsao2.56
Santo in the Marathi language
संतोsanto90.1
संतोषsantosa4.63
सन्तोsanto2.4
सांतोsanto0.8
सटोsato0.32
सॅन्तोsento0.16
संतुsantu0.16
Santo in the Hindi language
सन्तोsanto76.76
संतोsanto22.07
सनतोsanato0.36
संतॊsanto0.15
सान्तोsanto0.15
सन्टोsanto0.03
्सन्तोsanto0.01
शन्तोsanto0.01
सन्तेाsantea0.01
सन्नोsanno0.01
़सन्तोsanto0.01
संत्तोsantto0.01
सन्तांsantam0.01
संटूsantu0.01
संतोाsantoa0.01
शांतोsanto0.01
सत्तोsatto0.01
सांतोsanto0.01
Santo in the Bengali language
সন্তোsanto54.55
সান্তsanta9.09
সান্টুsantu9.09
শান্তুsantu9.09
সান্তোsanto9.09
শান্তsanta9.09
Santo in the Russian language
Сантоsanto-
Santo in the Arabic language
صانطوsantw-
سانتوsantw-
سنتوsntw-

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