Šanta Surname
Approximately 711 people bear this surname
Šanta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 370 | 1:19,311 | 2,228 |
| Slovakia | 230 | 1:23,202 | 3,795 |
| Czechia | 63 | 1:168,785 | 25,447 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | 1:147,350 | 9,891 |
| Croatia | 23 | 1:183,852 | 22,841 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Santa (87,167), Şanta (320), Šánta (47) & Sánta (7,659) are calculated separately.
Šanta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šanta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šanta is more frequently found in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Santa, Şanta, Šánta or Sánta. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šanta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 471,721st most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šanta are found; 59 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Šanta is most frequent in Serbia, where it is carried by 370 people, or 1 in 19,311. In Serbia it is most numerous in: South Bačka District, where 59 percent live, North Bačka District, where 16 percent live and North Banat District, where 9 percent live. Not including Serbia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 32 percent live and Czechia, where 9 percent live.
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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 Šanta
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