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Where Does The Last Name Santos Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Santos (Arabic: سانطوس, Bengali: সন্তোস, Georgian: სანტოს, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻧﺘﻮﺱ, Hindi: सन्तोस, Marathi: संतोस, Oriya: ସୋସ, Russian: Сантос) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Sántos or Šantoš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santos? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 131^st most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,661 people. The last name Santos is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Santos are found; 70 percent are found in South America and 66 percent are found in Luso-South America. Santos is also the 437^th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 1,612,887 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,902,750 people, or 1 in 74. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Bahia, where 25 percent live, São Paulo, where 17 percent live and Sergipe, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil it exists in 133 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and Mexico, where 6 percent live.

Santos Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Santos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Santos last name grew 40,284 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 14,358 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 17,800 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Santos Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Santos last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (31%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Santos last name are 42.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.14% registered with the party.

The amount Santos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 65.91% less than the national average, earning €10,237 per year; in Norway they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning 360,062 kr per year; in Peru they earn 15.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,319 per year; in South Africa they earn 114.84% more than the national average, earning R 510,540 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.75% less than the national average, earning $21,170,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $40,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $50,192 CAD per year.