Santra Surname
Approximately 206,378 people bear this surname
Santra Surname User-submission:
The Santra surname comes from the name of landlord tradition in West Bengal, India, which was known as Sube Bangla long ago. The tradition was known as Samanta Pratha, where pratha means 'tradition' and samanta means 'landlord'.
Read More About This SurnameSantra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 204,802 | 1:3,745 | 355 |
| Indonesia | 1,109 | 1:119,251 | 12,022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United States | 93 | 1:3,897,408 | 212,857 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Santra (16,435) may also be a first name.
Santra Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Santra surname comes from the name of landlord tradition in West Bengal, India, which was known as Sube Bangla long ago. The tradition was known as Samanta Pratha, where pratha means 'tradition' and samanta means 'landlord'. People from rural areas often used to say santra instead of samanta, this is where Santra surname came from.
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Average Santra Salary in
United States
$63,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Santra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Santra (Hindi: सन्तरा, Marathi: संतरा, Oriya: କୁମାର, Russian: Сантра) occurs most in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Santra.
How Common Is The Last Name Santra? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,700th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 35,312 people. Santra is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Santra are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 43,571st most common forename at a global level, held by 16,435 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 204,802 people, or 1 in 3,745. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 99 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 0 percent reside and Delhi, where 0 percent reside. Besides India this last name is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.
Santra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Santra surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Santra are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
Santra earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.2% more than the national average, earning $63,083 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Santra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Santra in the Marathi language | ||
| संतरा | santara | 57.43 |
| सांतरा | santara | 6.08 |
| शांत | santa | 5.41 |
| सन्तरा | santara | 4.05 |
| शंकर | sankara | 4.05 |
| संगीता | sangita | 2.7 |
| संकर | sankara | 1.35 |
| संतोष | santosa | 1.35 |
| िसतल | isatala | 1.35 |
| संतु | santu | 1.35 |
| िशतल | isatala | 1.35 |
| संतनु | santanu | 1.35 |
| संजय | sanjaya | 1.35 |
| सनत | sanata | 1.35 |
| सुशांत | susanta | 1.35 |
| सतरा | satara | 1.35 |
| शरमा | sarama | 0.68 |
| संतां | santam | 0.68 |
| Santra in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्तरा | santara | 55.04 |
| संतरा | santara | 41.41 |
| संत्रा | santra | 2.1 |
| सन्त्रा | santra | 0.65 |
| सान्तरा | santara | 0.23 |
| सांतरा | santara | 0.14 |
| संन्तरा | sanntara | 0.11 |
| सान्त्रा | santra | 0.09 |
| संतारा | santara | 0.09 |
| सन्रा | sanra | 0.03 |
| सन्त्र | santra | 0.03 |
| सांत्रा | santra | 0.03 |
| सन्टरा | santara | 0.03 |
| Santra in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁମାର | kumara | 15.15 |
| ପନ୍ା | pana | 4.55 |
| ସାଂତା | santa | 4.55 |
| ସଁାତରା | samatara | 3.03 |
| େଗୗତମ | egatama | 3.03 |
| ସଂତା | santa | 3.03 |
| ପବିତ | pabita | 1.52 |
| ମହାକୁର | mahakura | 1.52 |
| କବିତା | kabita | 1.52 |
| ସୁବର୍ା | subara | 1.52 |
| ନିେପନ | niepana | 1.52 |
| ବନାନୀ | banani | 1.52 |
| ସାଗର | sagara | 1.52 |
| େମୗମିତା | emamita | 1.52 |
| ମଉମିତା | ma'umita | 1.52 |
| ସବିତା | sabita | 1.52 |
| ଆଲପନା | alapana | 1.52 |
| ସୁନିତା | sunita | 1.52 |
| ବତତି | batati | 1.52 |
| ଶିବାନ | sibana | 1.52 |
| ସାଆାରା | saaara | 1.52 |
| କିେଶାର | kiesara | 1.52 |
| େବାମିନ | ebamina | 1.52 |
| ପତୀକ | patika | 1.52 |
| ବିଶର | bisara | 1.52 |
| ସନିତା | sanita | 1.52 |
| ଅରୁଣ | aruna | 1.52 |
| ସୁଜାତା | sujata | 1.52 |
| ତାରାକା | taraka | 1.52 |
| ପୀୟାଂଶା | piyansa | 1.52 |
| ଯ୍ାରାଣୀ | yarani | 1.52 |
| କାିର୍କ | kairka | 1.52 |
| ପତାପଚ | patapaca | 1.52 |
| ବଳରାମ | balarama | 1.52 |
| ସଂଯୁକ୍ତା | sanyukta | 1.52 |
| ଅପର୍ା | apara | 1.52 |
| ସାାରା | saara | 1.52 |
| ତନମୟ | tanamaya | 1.52 |
| ମାନିକ | manika | 1.52 |
| ସର୍ାର | sarara | 1.52 |
| କଲଯ୍ାଣ | kalayana | 1.52 |
| ହୃଦାନ | hrdana | 1.52 |
| ପଣବ | panaba | 1.52 |
| ବବିତା | babita | 1.52 |
| ଅନିଲ | anila | 1.52 |
| ସାନତା | sanata | 1.52 |
| ଚିଦାନ | cidana | 1.52 |
| Santra in the Russian language | ||
| Сантра | santra | - |
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