Sánta Surname
Approximately 7,659 people bear this surname
Sánta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 7,378 | 1:1,330 | 145 |
| Romania | 198 | 1:101,403 | 11,516 |
| Slovakia | 71 | 1:75,161 | 14,596 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Santa (87,167), Šánta (47), Šanta (711) & Şanta (320) are calculated separately.
Sánta (35) may also be a first name.
Sánta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sánta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sánta is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Santa, Šánta, Šanta or Şanta. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sánta? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sánta is the 65,201st most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 951,501 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sánta live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Sánta is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 35 people.
Sánta is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is carried by 7,378 people, or 1 in 1,330. In Hungary Sánta is mostly concentrated in: Bács-Kiskun County, where 11 percent reside, Budapest, where 11 percent reside and Csongrád County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Hungary Sánta is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 3 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sánta
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