Santov Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Santov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria321:218,09111,795
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sántov (1) & Šantov (1) are calculated separately.

Santov (16) may also be a first name.

Santov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Santov (Hindi: संतोव, Russian: Сантов) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Sántov or Šantov. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Santov is the 2,414,640th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Santov is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Santov are found; 52 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 218,091. In Bulgaria Santov is most frequent in: Smolyan Province, where 50 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 31 percent are found and Haskovo Province, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent are found and Ukraine, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sántov941/
Šantov941/
Santova9269/
Shantov9230/
Santosv921/
Santoev921/
Shantova8634/
Szantova868/
Shantuov865/
Santoshv863/
Santev83132/
Santop8362/
Santow8352/
Santav8319/
Zantov8316/
Sontov837/
Santof837/
Xantov834/
Jantov833/
Cantov833/
Santob832/
Samtov832/
Shentov77197/
Santhop77194/
Santaev7772/
Chantov7735/
Santoff7720/
Shontov7716/
Zantova7712/
Sontova7712/
Santeev7710/
Djantov778/
Tjantov778/
Santoft778/
Seantow778/
Džantov776/
Santops776/
Santopz776/
Santosw774/
Santoip774/
Santowa773/
Shantev773/
Santhav771/
Shamtov771/
Santofh771/
Canntov771/
Zhantov771/
Shantav771/
Šantova771/
Santoyp771/
Santhof770/
Shantouf71122/
Dzhantov7198/
Shantaev7170/
Santhoff7155/
Shaintop7123/
Shontova7118/
Sayntaev716/
Zhantuov714/
Zaynetov712/
Sheyntov712/
Shanteev712/
Shantoub712/
Shamtoov711/
Sheintov711/
Szajntop711/
Shoontov711/
Zhantova711/
Zhantoev711/
Santhaav711/
Seanthow711/
Zantow67468/
Zontov67412/
Cantav67228/
Santap67219/
Zantop67189/
Santab67170/
Santaw67166/
Cantow67129/
Dzhantova6780/
Santaf6713/
Giacintov677/
Sontow674/
Sontof673/
Sheintova673/
Somtov672/
Sahantaev671/
Saanthoff671/
Samtof671/
Jantav671/
Šantev671/
Jontov671/
Jantow671/
Samtop671/
Samtow671/
Cantof670/

Santov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santov in the Hindi language
संतोवsantova60
सन्तोव्santov20
सन्तोवsantova20
Santov in the Russian language
Сантовsantov-

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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 Santov
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