Seneca Forename
Approximately 2,238 people bear this name
Seneca Forename Definition:
A name derived from that of the celebrated philosopher of the Annæan family; from senica, i. q. senex, —icis, old; Cassiodorus thinks Seneca may have been so named from being born with white hair; and that in like manner he was called Annæus ab annis.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58% | 1,883 | 1:192,532 | 6,955 |
| Philippines | 74% | 146 | 1:726,092 | 21,760 |
| Israel | 79% | 28 | 1:300,104 | 7,626 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Brazil | 100% | 21 | 1:10,201,722 | 125,264 |
| Mexico | 65% | 19 | 1:6,533,917 | 23,538 |
| Canada | 100% | 11 | 1:3,012,125 | 38,520 |
| England | - | 11 | 1:5,054,811 | 45,959 |
| Jamaica | - | 10 | 1:288,323 | 8,750 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 8 | 1:170,177 | 9,829 |
| Peru | 75% | 8 | 1:3,973,932 | 31,495 |
| South Africa | 100% | 7 | 1:7,790,378 | 138,656 |
| Italy | 86% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| India | 75% | 5 | 1:242,975,594 | 2,326,743 |
| Taiwan | - | 4 | 1:5,942,420 | 87,370 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Germany | 100% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Malaysia | - | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
The alternate forms: Séneca (6) & Sêneca (2) are calculated separately.
Seneca (2,660) may also be a surname.
Seneca Forename Meaning
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A name derived from that of the celebrated philosopher of the Annæan family; from senica, i. q. senex, —icis, old; Cassiodorus thinks Seneca may have been so named from being born with white hair; and that in like manner he was called Annæus ab annis.
A North American Indian name, meaning: Red paint: place of the stone: people of the standing stone.
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