Santosa Surname
Approximately 48,371 people bear this surname
Santosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 47,066 | 1:2,810 | 338 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 201 | 1:45,583 | 4,611 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
The alternate forms: Santosā (1) are calculated separately.
Santosa (126,235) may also be a first name.
Santosa Demographics
Average Santosa Salary in
United States
$50,405 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Santosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Santosa (Hindi: सन्तोसा, Marathi: संतोष, Oriya: ସୋଷ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Santosā. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Santosa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Santosa is the 11,612th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 150,659 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Santosa are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 8,225th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 126,235 people.
The surname Santosa is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 47,066 people, or 1 in 2,810. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 36 percent live, Central Java, where 23 percent live and East Java, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Santosa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Santosa surname are 16.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Santosa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.82% more than the national average, earning $50,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.15% less than the national average, earning $41,659 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Santosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Santosa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୋଷ | sosa | 87.5 |
| ସୋସ | sosa | 6.25 |
| ସୋଷା | sosa | 4.69 |
| Santosa in the Marathi language | ||
| संतोष | santosa | 53.85 |
| संतो | santo | 30.77 |
| संतोश | santosa | 15.38 |
| Santosa in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्तोसा | santosa | 43.33 |
| संतोसा | santosa | 38.33 |
| संतोषा | santosa | 6.67 |
| सन्तोषा | santosa | 3.33 |
| सेतोष | setosa | 1.67 |
| सन्टोसा | santosa | 1.67 |
| सनतोषा | sanatosa | 1.67 |
| सन्तोस | santosa | 1.67 |
| सन्तोष | santosa | 1.67 |
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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 Santosa
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