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) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Santoosh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Santoosh reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Santoosh is also the 459,598th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 359 people.
The last name Santoosh is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Santoosh is primarily found in: Telangana, where 83 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 24 percent are found and Suriname, where 6 percent are found.
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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