Santoka Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Santoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Santoka (137) may also be a first name.
Santoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Santoka (Hindi: सन्तोका, Marathi: संतोका) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Santoka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Santoka live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 137 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 528,331. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Santoka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Santoka in the Marathi language | ||
| संतोका | santoka | 66.67 |
| संतोल | santola | 33.33 |
| Santoka in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्तोका | santoka | 59.7 |
| संतोका | santoka | 38.81 |
| सन्तोखा | santokha | 1.49 |
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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 Santoka
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