Santor Surname

158,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Santor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,3841:73,14912,609
United States7121:509,07242,697
Turkey2601:299,31319,615
Brazil1221:1,754,70857,059
Spain701:667,88629,788
Poland611:623,09455,804
Canada421:877,27667,671
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
India71:109,580,769786,157
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
England11:55,718,059489,080
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Šantor (69) & Santór (7) are calculated separately.

Santor (276) may also be a first name.

Santor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Santor (Arabic: سانطور, Hindi: सन्तोरा, Russian: Сантор) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as: Šantor or Santór. Click here for other possible spellings of Santor.

How Common Is The Last Name Santor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 158,259th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,639,459 people. Santor occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Santor reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Santor is also the 534,713th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 276 people.

The last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,384 people, or 1 in 73,149. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Bicol, where 30 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 21 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Turkey, where 9 percent are found.

Santor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Santor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Santor surname rose 1,826 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Santor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Santor surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Santor earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šantor9469/
Santór947/
Santore921,974/
Shantor92127/
Szantor9214/
Santosr9210/
Santoor9210/
Santour927/
Santord926/
Santort921/
Siantor921/
Santoir921/
Santorp921/
Seantor921/
Santoire86235/
Shantour86175/
Sandtorp8679/
Santorre8651/
Schantor8627/
Santhoor8613/
Sant'orp865/
Saintour864/
Santoure861/
Santhord860/
Cantor8333,674/
Santur835,577/
Santar831,320/
Sontor8355/
Santúr8318/
Samtor8310/
Jantor836/
Zantor832/
Santhoire8019/
Santorová808/
Santorova806/
Santoirre803/
Shanhtour801/
Shauntore800/
Siantar771,662/
Shantar77469/
Santuur77393/
Santure77368/
Santare77168/
Siantur7790/
Shantur7779/
Szantar7756/
Saintar7748/
Janthor7745/
Santhar7741/
Zantour7732/
Santtar7713/
Chantor7712/
Jantore7711/
Santhur776/
Santatr774/
Jantorp774/
Santaar773/
Saantar773/
Samtore773/
Sontore773/
Scantar773/
Cantour772/
Jantorz772/
Satntar771/
Sanntar771/
Shentor771/
Sontort771/
Shantorova751/
Saintard71256/
Zhantore71157/
Shontgor7132/
Jantorre7114/
Shantare716/
Chantore714/
Satentur714/
Shamtour712/
Santahar712/
Saantgar712/
Sauntare711/
Santatrz711/
Santhare711/
Soonthor711/
Santarre711/
Jhanttor711/
Sontoire710/
Cantar671,766/
Contor67749/
Sontur67473/
Šantorová67302/
Zantur67299/
Jantar67242/
Samtar6766/
Santurova6751/
Zantar6740/
Šantar6739/
Çantar6736/
Samtur6730/
Santarova6728/
Šantúr6725/
Jontor6719/
Şantar6717/
Santúrová676/
Sontar675/
Santarová674/
Sainthard671/
Sainthart671/
Šantur671/
Saintarre671/
Soonthorh671/

Santor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santor in the Hindi language
सन्तोराsantora50
सन्तोरsantora50
Santor in the Russian language
Санторsantor-
Santor in the Arabic language
سانطورsantwr-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Santor
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