Sta Ana Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Sta Ana Surname User-submission:
It is a surname from Galician-Castilian origin. At the time of the conquests, the knights of the order of Santa Ana were named with the surname Santa Ana, the Holy Mother of the Virgin Mary and they had carried this Christian surname the rest of their lives.
Read More About This SurnameSta Ana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sta Ana Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname from Galician-Castilian origin. At the time of the conquests, the knights of the order of Santa Ana were named with the surname Santa Ana, the Holy Mother of the Virgin Mary and they had carried this Christian surname the rest of their lives.
This surname is so common in Spain and America, both for the custom of sponsoring with the family name the slaves who worked in the residences of the Santana families and for the emigration from the Canary Islands during the Spanish Civil War, where orphan children from the Foundling House were under the patronage of Santa Ana, patron saint of Gran Canaria island.
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Where Does The Last Name Sta Ana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sta Ana has its highest incidence in Singapore. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sta Ana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sta Ana is the 3,274,477th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Sta Ana is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sta Ana reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Sinio-Southeast Asia.
This surname is most widespread in Singapore, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 161,991. Beside Singapore this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.
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