Santoor Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Santoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Santoor (17) may also be a first name.

Santoor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Santoor (Hindi: सन्तूर, Marathi: संतूर) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Santoor.

How Common Is The Last Name Santoor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Santoor is the 6,063,924th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Santoor is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Santoor reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 17 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 33 percent are found, Telangana, where 33 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 22 percent are found. Other than India Santoor exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Santhoor9313/
Santor922,761/
Santore861,974/
Shantor86127/
Szantor8614/
Santosr8610/
Santour867/
Santord866/
Santoir861/
Siantor861/
Santort861/
Seantor861/
Santorp861/
Santoire80235/
Shantour80175/
Sandtorp8079/
Santorre8051/
Schantor8027/
Sant'orp805/
Saintour804/
Santoure801/
Santhord800/
Cantor7733,674/
Santur775,577/
Santar771,320/
Šantor7769/
Sontor7755/
Santúr7718/
Samtor7710/
Santór777/
Jantor776/
Zantor772/
Santhoire7519/
Santorová758/
Santorova756/
Santoirre753/
Shanhtour751/
Shauntore750/
Siantar711,662/
Shantar71469/
Santuur71393/
Santure71368/
Santare71168/
Siantur7190/
Shantur7179/
Szantar7156/
Saintar7148/
Janthor7145/
Santhar7141/
Zantour7132/
Santtar7113/
Chantor7112/
Jantore7111/
Santhur716/
Jantorp714/
Santatr714/
Scantar713/
Sontore713/
Samtore713/
Saantar713/
Santaar713/
Jantorz712/
Cantour712/
Shentor711/
Shantorova711/
Sanntar711/
Satntar711/
Sontort711/
Saintard67256/
Zhantore67157/
Shontgor6732/
Jantorre6714/
Shantare676/
Satentur674/
Chantore674/
Saantgar672/
Santahar672/
Shamtour672/
Santarre671/
Soonthor671/
Santhare671/
Santatrz671/
Sauntare671/
Jhanttor671/
Sontoire670/

Santoor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santoor in the Hindi language
सन्तूरsantura-
Santoor in the Marathi language
संतूरsantura-

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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 Santoor
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