Santur Surname
Approximately 5,577 people bear this surname
Santur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 2,549 | 1:5,277 | 446 |
| Peru | 1,125 | 1:28,253 | 2,949 |
| Turkey | 628 | 1:123,919 | 10,257 |
| Ecuador | 472 | 1:33,699 | 3,917 |
| Kenya | 337 | 1:137,032 | 11,196 |
| Indonesia | 278 | 1:475,717 | 39,230 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Bulgaria | 23 | 1:303,431 | 15,323 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Kosovo | 15 | 1:124,125 | 6,042 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
The alternate forms: Santúr (18), Šantur (1) & Šantúr (25) are calculated separately.
Santur (2,625) may also be a first name.
Santur Demographics
Santur Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Santur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santur Come From? nationality or country of origin
Santur (Georgian: სანტურ, Hindi: सन्तूर, Marathi: संतुर, Russian: Сантур) is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Santúr, Šantur or Šantúr. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Santur? popularity and diffusion
The last name Santur is the 86,372nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,306,714 people. Santur is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Santur are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Santur is also the 143,390th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 2,625 people.
The surname is most numerous in Somalia, where it is carried by 2,549 people, or 1 in 5,277. Barring Somalia this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 20 percent reside and Turkey, where 11 percent reside.
Santur Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Santur surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Santur are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santúr | 94 | 18 | / |
| Šantur | 94 | 1 | / |
| Santuur | 92 | 393 | / |
| Santure | 92 | 368 | / |
| Siantur | 92 | 90 | / |
| Shantur | 92 | 79 | / |
| Santour | 92 | 7 | / |
| Santhur | 92 | 6 | / |
| Šantúr | 89 | 25 | / |
| Shantour | 86 | 175 | / |
| Saintour | 86 | 4 | / |
| Satentur | 86 | 4 | / |
| Santoure | 86 | 1 | / |
| Santor | 83 | 2,761 | / |
| Sontur | 83 | 473 | / |
| Zantur | 83 | 299 | / |
| Cantur | 83 | 84 | / |
| Jantur | 83 | 76 | / |
| Samtur | 83 | 30 | / |
| Santór | 83 | 7 | / |
| Santurova | 80 | 51 | / |
| Shanhtour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Janthur | 77 | 184 | / |
| Shantor | 77 | 127 | / |
| Zhantur | 77 | 80 | / |
| Zantour | 77 | 32 | / |
| Szantor | 77 | 14 | / |
| Chantur | 77 | 12 | / |
| Santoor | 77 | 10 | / |
| Cantour | 77 | 2 | / |
| Samteur | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seantor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shentur | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siantor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janturt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Canthur | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shanturova | 75 | 342 | / |
| Chanteur | 71 | 739 | / |
| Jeanteur | 71 | 134 | / |
| Schantor | 71 | 27 | / |
| Santhoor | 71 | 13 | / |
| Shamtour | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seinture | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janthure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zontur | 67 | 347 | / |
| Contur | 67 | 70 | / |
| Šantor | 67 | 69 | / |
| Sontor | 67 | 55 | / |
| Santúrová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Somtur | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zantor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šanturova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamtur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhanture | 67 | 1 | / |
Santur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Santur in the Marathi language | ||
| संतुर | santura | 62.5 |
| संतूर | santura | 37.5 |
| Santur in the Georgian language | ||
| სანტურ | santur | 57.14 |
| სანთურ | santur | 42.86 |
| Santur in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्तूर | santura | 33.33 |
| संतूर | santura | 23.81 |
| संतुर | santura | 19.05 |
| सन्तुर | santura | 19.05 |
| सन्जू | sanju | 4.76 |
| Santur in the Russian language | ||
| Сантур | santur | - |
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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 Santur
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