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) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Santoka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Santoka? popularity and diffusion
Santoka is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Santoka occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Santoka reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Santoka is also the 790,880th most common first name worldwide It is held by 137 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 528,331. In Zambia Santoka is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common 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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