Throughout the world, Santana (Santana 
, สันทนา 
, سانتانا 
, along with others...) is a widespread primarily girly, but very seldom male first name. The forename Santana is habitual in Nicaragua, where it is quite a common epicene name, India, where it is quite a common female name, and the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Mexico, and Brazil. More frequently, Santana is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Santana | Mexico, Dominican Republic, United States, India, Brazil |
| สันทนา | Thailand |
| سانتانا | Sudan |
| Сантана | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| סנטנה | Israel |
Santana is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Santana Lopez , the fictional character from the television series Glee; Santana Andrade , the fictional human, Santa Barbara and Santana of the Dead , the character from El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera.
| apolinário santana Brazilian association football player (1902-1955), BR (b. 1902) |
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lee santana American composer, US (b. 1959) |
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| romero ulhoa santana Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1910) |
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lane santana Carnival Producer, BR (b. 1975) |
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saucy santana American rapper |
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gui santana Brazilian actor and journalist, BR (b. 1986) |
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| pai santana BR (b. 1934) |
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| pastor abilio santana Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1965) |
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| trajano santana (b. 1962) |
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| harvey santana American politician, US (b. 1972) |
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| alencar santana Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1976) |
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| agus hardja santana ID (b. 1969) |
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| lázaro américo santana leader of a Candomblé temple |
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| murillo santana researcher |
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| conceição de santana leader of a Candomblé temple |
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