Santoro Surname

6,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Santoro Surname Definition:

"Toro" from the latin "taurus" - bull - is here applied to "a very robust and strong man, who cannot be easily deceived because of his saintly experience."

Santoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy59,2531:1,03228
United States12,5791:28,8153,574
Argentina5,6671:7,543758
Brazil5,3941:39,6871,618
France1,6211:40,9765,126
Germany8361:96,29812,000
Spain7861:59,4815,421
Canada7551:48,8025,922
Australia6431:41,9845,367
Switzerland6421:12,7932,120
Indonesia4101:322,55928,296
Uruguay4001:8,579958
Belgium3881:29,6314,786
Venezuela3651:82,7513,280
England3471:160,57115,039
Chile3461:50,9152,293
Ecuador3281:48,4934,656
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Portugal941:110,8325,195
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Colombia221:2,171,54912,645
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Scotland91:594,86921,724
San Marino61:5,536600
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
China51:273,464,31313,838
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Malta41:107,5681,849
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Albania31:971,35222,477
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Santóro (1) are calculated separately.

Santoro (1,404) may also be a first name.

Santoro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Toro" from the latin "taurus" - bull - is here applied to "a very robust and strong man, who cannot be easily deceived because of his saintly experience."

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Italian) One who made saintly images.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Santoro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Santoro (Hindi: सन्तोरो, Russian: Санторо) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Santóro. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Santoro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,192nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 79,684 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Santoro live; 66 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent live in Italic Europe. Santoro is also the 208,610th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 1,404 people.

It is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 59,253 people, or 1 in 1,032. In Italy Santoro is most prevalent in: Apulia, where 25 percent live, Campania, where 20 percent live and Sicily, where 12 percent live. Other than Italy this surname occurs in 83 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Santoro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Santoro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Santoro surname expanded 251,580 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Santoro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Santoro last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55% being registered with the party.

The amount Santoro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.99% more than the national average, earning €31,829 per year; in Norway they earn 46.12% more than the national average, earning 505,702 kr per year; in Peru they earn 446.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 105,872 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.58% less than the national average, earning R 107,940 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $23,055,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.36% more than the national average, earning $49,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.97% more than the national average, earning $57,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Santoro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santoro in the Hindi language
सन्तोरोsantoro-
Santoro in the Russian language
Сантороsantoro-

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