Santra Surname

2,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

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'.

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Santra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India204,8021:3,745355
Indonesia1,1091:119,25112,022
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England201:2,785,90397,972
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

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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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Santrač92641/
Santras9284/
Shantra9279/
Santhra9243/
Santraj9241/
Sanntra9241/
Santrau9229/
Santtra9210/
Sauntra9210/
Santraz929/
Saantra927/
Saintra925/
Santray925/
Santraa924/
Santrra924/
Ssantra924/
Santrea923/
Sasntra923/
Sanhtra923/
Satntra923/
Santrai922/
Santrah922/
Samntra921/
Santroa921/
Santrach8669/
Saintray8611/
Sainetra868/
Samntrai866/
Samntray864/
Santracz864/
Shantray862/
Santrash862/
Santraud862/
Santhraj861/
Sandtrap861/
Shandtra861/
Shantraj861/
Saintrat861/
Shauntra860/
Shantrea860/
Santri833,132/
Santry831,497/
Jantra831,473/
Santre83878/
Sontra83179/
Santro83172/
Cantra83112/
Samtra8326/
Santré833/
Zantra831/
Shanthraj8028/
Sahantrat804/
Saintrais802/
Saintrait801/
Szantrach801/
Chantra772,142/
Sountra77771/
Sauntry77162/
Shantry77111/
Janthra7790/
Santrot7788/
Soontra7764/
Shantri7752/
Santhri7747/
Santrio7735/
Sontras7724/
Santrey7715/
Santrez7714/
Santris7713/
Shantre7711/
Santroy7711/
Jantrai7710/
Santros779/
Siantri777/
Santree777/
Cantrau773/
Siantro772/
Cantray772/
Santhro772/
Santryo772/
Santred772/
Saintre772/
Sontrai772/
Shantro771/
Saantri771/
Samtray771/
Sohntra771/
Sonhtra771/
Sonthra771/
Saintry771/
Santrou771/
Jantrah771/
Jantraz771/
Sanntry770/
Santrop770/
Canthra770/
Sandtry770/
Sangeetraj751/
Santrich71470/
Chanthra71188/
Cantreau7183/
Santroch7140/
Chantrai7134/
Chantrea7128/
Santresh7123/
Santrous7115/
Santrith717/
Chhantra714/
Xaintray714/
Santreth712/
Chantrat712/
Seantree712/
Saanthri711/
Sauntroy711/
Sandtree711/
Schantre711/
Shantres711/
Shantris711/
Jacintra711/
Sounttra711/
Santrish711/
Saunthry711/
Seantres711/
Chantrau711/
Chanttra711/
Jantrach711/
Shantrey710/
Sauntrey710/
Chantreau671,068/
Contra67895/
Sontri67113/
Chantrait6759/
Jontra6755/
Sontre6727/
Cantro6719/
Sontro6714/
Szantroch6713/
Jantro6710/
Xantre6710/
Zantri675/
Chantrrat673/
Zontra672/
Chanthrat672/
Sanntresh671/
Samtry671/
Sandtreit671/
Sandtrest671/
Chanthrea671/
Chaintrau671/
Xantri671/
Chanthraj671/
Chantraph671/
Zantry670/
Sontry670/
Xantry670/

Santra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santra in the Marathi language
संतराsantara57.43
सांतराsantara6.08
शांतsanta5.41
सन्तराsantara4.05
शंकरsankara4.05
संगीताsangita2.7
संकरsankara1.35
संतोषsantosa1.35
िसतलisatala1.35
संतुsantu1.35
िशतलisatala1.35
संतनुsantanu1.35
संजयsanjaya1.35
सनतsanata1.35
सुशांतsusanta1.35
सतराsatara1.35
शरमाsarama0.68
संतांsantam0.68
Santra in the Hindi language
सन्तराsantara55.04
संतराsantara41.41
संत्राsantra2.1
सन्त्राsantra0.65
सान्तराsantara0.23
सांतराsantara0.14
संन्तराsanntara0.11
सान्त्राsantra0.09
संताराsantara0.09
सन्राsanra0.03
सन्त्रsantra0.03
सांत्राsantra0.03
सन्टराsantara0.03
Santra in the Oriya language
କୁମାରkumara15.15
ପନ୍ାpana4.55
ସାଂତାsanta4.55
ସଁାତରାsamatara3.03
େଗୗତମegatama3.03
ସଂତାsanta3.03
ପବିତpabita1.52
ମହାକୁରmahakura1.52
କବିତାkabita1.52
ସୁବର୍ାsubara1.52
ନିେପନniepana1.52
ବନାନୀbanani1.52
ସାଗରsagara1.52
େମୗମିତାemamita1.52
ମଉମିତାma'umita1.52
ସବିତାsabita1.52
ଆଲପନାalapana1.52
ସୁନିତାsunita1.52
ବତତିbatati1.52
ଶିବାନsibana1.52
ସାଆାରାsaaara1.52
କିେଶାରkiesara1.52
େବାମିନebamina1.52
ପତୀକpatika1.52
ବିଶରbisara1.52
ସନିତାsanita1.52
ଅରୁଣaruna1.52
ସୁଜାତାsujata1.52
ତାରାକାtaraka1.52
ପୀୟାଂଶାpiyansa1.52
ଯ୍ାରାଣୀyarani1.52
କାିର୍କkairka1.52
ପତାପଚpatapaca1.52
ବଳରାମbalarama1.52
ସଂଯୁକ୍ତାsanyukta1.52
ଅପର୍ାapara1.52
ସାାରାsaara1.52
ତନମୟtanamaya1.52
ମାନିକmanika1.52
ସର୍ାରsarara1.52
କଲଯ୍ାଣkalayana1.52
ହୃଦାନhrdana1.52
ପଣବpanaba1.52
ବବିତାbabita1.52
ଅନିଲanila1.52
ସାନତାsanata1.52
ଚିଦାନcidana1.52
Santra in the Russian language
Сантраsantra-

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