Sántos Surname

771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
East Timor

Sántos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sántos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola216,1221:12517
Mozambique181,6871:1507
Brazil159,6131:1,341154
East Timor30,0741:4011
Guinea-Bissau23,7671:7324
United States15,3571:23,6022,968
Dominican Republic12,6801:823152
Philippines10,2421:9,885930
Mexico5,4101:22,9441,674
Spain5,3301:8,7711,043
Guatemala3,3971:4,734659
Canada2,7451:13,4231,979
France2,5301:26,2543,146
England1,8181:30,6484,109
Puerto Rico1,5171:2,340216
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
Togo1,0501:6,9031,501
Guam9181:17418
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
Germany7681:104,82512,956
Oman7171:5,144727
Australia6851:39,4105,101
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Palau5271:414
Argentina4921:86,8777,321
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Netherlands4781:35,3295,931
Gabon4551:4,152740
Switzerland4271:19,2343,126
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Japan3771:339,11011,809
Colombia3561:134,1974,160
Russia3441:418,96240,088
Italy3321:184,20727,295
Algeria2901:133,21218,129
United Arab Emirates2811:32,6063,508
South Africa2381:227,63723,639
Panama2251:17,3881,231
Peru2051:155,0458,089
Uruguay1981:17,3321,964
Venezuela1861:162,3884,853
Belgium1411:81,53612,817
Indonesia1371:965,32371,212
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
Northern Mariana Islands1311:41771
Cuba1291:89,3232,843
Swaziland1261:10,303513
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
India1121:6,848,798152,966
China1011:13,537,837807
Luxembourg981:5,924873
Benin951:108,79612,203
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Ireland851:55,3993,846
Hong Kong821:89,4571,889
Chile811:217,4876,777
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Micronesia731:1,455358
Gibraltar631:53968
Ecuador611:260,7528,586
Macau601:10,027301
Guernsey591:1,092205
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Wales571:54,2904,971
Qatar561:42,1074,399
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Norway491:104,94514,093
Denmark481:117,59810,848
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Kazakhstan461:384,40230,298
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Aruba371:2,797396
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Equatorial Guinea361:31,546134
South Korea351:1,464,007386
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Belize331:10,7721,358
Cape Verde311:17,085630
Malta301:14,342837
Bermuda271:2,418390
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Libya161:390,2481,390
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Senegal161:911,2093,010
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Belarus151:633,40454,314
United States Virgin Islands151:7,3581,106
Andorra141:5,9881,127
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Cayman Islands111:5,808770
Guyana111:69,2935,568
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
El Salvador101:634,3893,243
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Monaco101:3,707328
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Albania71:416,29417,617
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Congo61:831,51616,072
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Turks and Caicos Islands51:6,866565
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Comoros41:187,381421
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominica41:18,973529
Gambia41:480,863548
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Liechtenstein31:12,7931,395
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
San Marino31:11,071699
Anguilla21:6,718471
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Cook Islands21:9,0901,387
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Santos (4,388,558) & Šantoš (1) are calculated separately.

Sántos (19) may also be a first name.

Sántos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sántos is found most in Angola. It may also be rendered as a variant: Santos or Šantoš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sántos? popularity and diffusion

Sántos is the 771st most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,579 people. The last name Sántos occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Sántos are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 19 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Angola, where it is borne by 216,122 people, or 1 in 125. Excluding Angola it exists in 197 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Santos944,388,558/
Sontos83125/
Šantoš831/
Santosh7724,748/
Santtos77290/
Santoss77205/
Santhos77135/
Santose7795/
Santoos7771/
Saantos7755/
Sanntos7754/
Santosd7742/
Shantos7733/
Santous7732/
Ssantos7723/
Sontosh7719/
Sountos7717/
Santois7716/
Sasntos7713/
Siantos7712/
Santosc7710/
Santgos778/
Shontos776/
Santods774/
Sonthos773/
Sandtos773/
Saintos773/
Samntos773/
Szantos772/
Hsantos772/
Sããntos771/
Sãantos771/
Sanhtos771/
Xsantos771/
Sàntoos771/
Santoys771/
Sãtos731/
Santhosh7119,588/
Shantosh71167/
D'Santos7153/
Santouse7151/
Sanntosh7132/
Santoshe7118/
Santoosh7117/
Santhose7114/
Saintost717/
Ssantosh714/
Sanhtosh714/
Sonthosh714/
Saantosh713/
Sosentos711/
Santosss711/
Zzsantos711/
Santoush711/
Sandtosh711/
Santosjh711/
Shontose710/
Santas671,458/
Zontos67290/
Santoc67277/
Santoz67263/
Samtos67158/
Santhouse67144/
Zantos6775/
Xantos6744/
Seicentos6742/
Sontas6740/
Shanthosh6723/
Santás6718/
Santoj6712/
Santosová6710/
Ssanthosh674/
Santhoshe674/
Santoshsh673/
Santox673/
Saanthosh671/
Santthosh671/
Santhhosh671/
Santhoosh671/
Santhoshs671/
Sandthosh671/
Jsanthosh671/
Seintouss671/
Somtos670/

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Footnotes

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