Santosham Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Santosham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santosham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3741:2,050,97769,832
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Santosham (4,599) may also be a first name.

Santosham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Santosham (Hindi: सन्तोषम, Marathi: संतोषम, Oriya: ସୋଷମ) occurs most in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Santosham.

How Common Is The Last Name Santosham? popularity and diffusion

Santosham is the 721,185th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname Santosham occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Santosham are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Santosham is also the 101,226th most frequent first name internationally, held by 4,599 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 2,050,977. In India Santosham is primarily found in: Telangana, where 74 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 24 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 2 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Santosham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santosham in the Hindi language
सन्तोषमsantosama-
Santosham in the Oriya language
ସୋଷମsosama-
Santosham in the Marathi language
संतोषमsantosama84.62
संतोशमsantosama7.69
संतोषीsantosi7.69

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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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  • 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 Santosham
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