Santoku Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Santoku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 175 | 1:730,539 | 17,376 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Santoku (2,057) may also be a first name.
Santoku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santoku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Santoku (Oriya: ସୋକୁ) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Santoku.
How Common Is The Last Name Santoku? popularity and diffusion
Santoku is the 1,263,456th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name Santoku occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Santoku live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Santoku is also the 166,266th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 2,057 people.
It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 730,539. In Japan it is primarily found in: Kagawa Prefecture, where 43 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 32 percent are found and Shimane Prefecture, where 16 percent are found. Beside Japan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Santoku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Santoku in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୋକୁ | soku | - |
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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 Santoku
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