Santoosh Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Santoosh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
Santoosh (359) may also be a first name.
Santoosh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santoosh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Santoosh (Hindi: सन्तोष, Marathi: संतुष) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Santoosh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Santoosh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Santoosh occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Santoosh are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Santoosh is also the 459,598th most common first name worldwide It is held by 359 people.
The last name Santoosh is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Santoosh is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 83 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 24 percent live and Suriname, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Santoosh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Santoosh in the Marathi language | ||
| संतुष | santusa | 50 |
| संतोष | santosa | 50 |
| Santoosh in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्तोष | santosa | 28.57 |
| संतोष | santosa | 28.57 |
| संतूश | santusa | 14.29 |
| सन्तोोष | santoosa | 14.29 |
| सन्तोओष | santo'osa | 14.29 |
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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
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- 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 Santoosh
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