Census Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Census Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Census Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1741:1,018,06242,870
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Census (540) may also be a first name.

Census Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Census Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Census (Tibetan: སེན་སེས་) is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Census? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,140,742nd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Census reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 362,702nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 540 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 1,018,062. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 70 percent are found, Delta, where 12 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Census occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chensus921/
Censius920/
Censu911/
Chenseus862/
Chensu83908/
Sensus83205/
Kensus8314/
Zensus8311/
Cencus831/
Gensous77509/
Sensuse77172/
Jenshus7784/
Zensius7760/
Sensius7755/
Chenshu7743/
Saensus7711/
Jenseus772/
Chensou772/
Kensous771/
Cinsuse770/
Şensu73339/
Sensu73281/
Cencu7374/
Zensu7345/
Kensouss71307/
Chenshui7114/
Kenssous7112/
Chenshou713/
Chenssou711/
Sensui673,853/
Chenxu672,702/
Sensou67207/
Senshu6766/
Ginsus6724/
Sensuz6713/
Chenju6711/
Chinsu679/
Sensut678/
Kencus677/
Sinsus674/
Chenzu673/
Cenchu673/
Jencus672/
Zensou672/
Senssu672/
Sensup672/
Sensuc671/
Sencus671/
Sensau671/
Saensu671/
Cenjau671/
Kensos671/
Kinsus671/

Census Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Census in the Tibetan language
སེན་སེས་sensé-

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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 Census
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