Santur Surname

86,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Santur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2,5491:5,277446
Peru1,1251:28,2532,949
Turkey6281:123,91910,257
Ecuador4721:33,6993,917
Kenya3371:137,03211,196
Indonesia2781:475,71739,230
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Bulgaria231:303,43115,323
India231:33,350,669396,143
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Kosovo151:124,1256,042
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Santúr (18), Šantur (1) & Šantúr (25) are calculated separately.

Santur (2,625) may also be a first name.

Santur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Santur (Georgian: სანტურ, Hindi: सन्तूर, Marathi: संतुर, Russian: Сантур) is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Santúr, Šantur or Šantúr. Click here for other potential spellings of Santur.

How Common Is The Last Name Santur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Santur is the 86,372nd most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,306,714 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Santur reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 143,390th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 2,625 people.

Santur is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is carried by 2,549 people, or 1 in 5,277. Outside of Somalia Santur exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 20 percent live and Turkey, where 11 percent live.

Santur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Santur last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Santur earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 22% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,120 per year and in United States they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $44,393 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Santúr9418/
Šantur941/
Santuur92393/
Santure92368/
Siantur9290/
Shantur9279/
Santour927/
Santhur926/
Šantúr8925/
Shantour86175/
Saintour864/
Satentur864/
Santoure861/
Santor832,761/
Sontur83473/
Zantur83299/
Cantur8384/
Jantur8376/
Samtur8330/
Santór837/
Santurova8051/
Shanhtour801/
Janthur77184/
Shantor77127/
Zhantur7780/
Zantour7732/
Szantor7714/
Chantur7712/
Santoor7710/
Cantour772/
Samteur771/
Seantor771/
Shentur771/
Siantor771/
Janturt770/
Canthur770/
Shanturova75342/
Chanteur71739/
Jeanteur71134/
Schantor7127/
Santhoor7113/
Shamtour712/
Seinture711/
Janthure711/
Zontur67347/
Contur6770/
Šantor6769/
Sontor6755/
Santúrová676/
Somtur676/
Zantor672/
Šanturova671/
Jamtur671/
Chhanture671/

Santur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santur in the Marathi language
संतुरsantura62.5
संतूरsantura37.5
Santur in the Georgian language
სანტურsantur57.14
სანთურsantur42.86
Santur in the Hindi language
सन्तूरsantura33.33
संतूरsantura23.81
संतुरsantura19.05
सन्तुरsantura19.05
सन्जूsanju4.76
Santur in the Russian language
Сантурsantur-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Santur
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