Across the world, Santjago (Santjago 
, סנטיאגו 
, Сантьяго 
) is a very rare male first name. The given name Santjago is characteristic of Southern Europe, particularly Albania, where it is a rare boy's name, and Greece. Very seldom, Santjago is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Santjago | Greece, Albania |
| סנטיאגו | Israel |
| Сантьяго | Russia, Ukraine |
Chaime, Didac, Didacus, Diego, Diogo, Dydak, Dídac, Džeimss, Giacomo, Iacobus, Iacopo, Iago, Jaakko, Jacb, Jacco, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jago, Jaime, Jakez, Jakob, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jaume, Jayme, Jaymes, Jim, Jiminy, Jokūbas, Jákob, Jämes, Santi, Santiago, Seamus, Séamus, Thiago, Tiago, Xacobe, Ya'Acov, Ya'Aqov,
Santjago is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: St. James the Elder, Apostle , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, Gospel of Mark; Ritter Wulf , character in El Internado and Santiago , the fictional character in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles.