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
The last name Šanta has its highest incidence in Serbia. It may also occur as a variant: Santa, Şanta, Šánta or Sánta. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šanta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 471,721st most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šanta live; 59 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 19,311. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: South Bačka District, where 59 percent are found, North Bačka District, where 16 percent are found and North Banat District, where 9 percent are found. Barring Serbia Šanta occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 32 percent are found and Czechia, where 9 percent are found.
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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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