Saenz Surname

3,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Saenz Surname User-submission:

The Saenz surname means 'glory pride' and 'courage'.

Saenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico41,5351:2,988417
United States38,5161:9,4111,144
Colombia27,6781:1,726338
Peru16,1211:1,972334
Spain12,0511:3,880476
Nicaragua6,2801:959200
Costa Rica5,5361:863186
Argentina5,0471:8,469833
Guatemala4,7271:3,402523
Ecuador4,5941:3,462592
Panama3,6071:1,085192
El Salvador1,7361:3,654441
Honduras1,5211:5,796521
Bolivia1,3321:7,970960
Venezuela1,2991:23,2521,600
Chile1,2641:13,9371,059
Philippines1,1721:86,38115,002
France3271:203,12831,564
Brazil3081:695,04725,538
Uruguay2441:14,0651,590
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Cuba1391:82,8972,731
Paraguay571:126,9602,773
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Italy481:1,274,09876,496
England341:1,638,76668,634
Australia281:964,13257,058
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Puerto Rico181:197,2302,191
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Guam81:20,0153,029
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Norway61:857,04855,549
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Macau11:601,6301,582
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Sáenz (1,040), Saénz (49), Sàenz (37), Saènz (3), Saeñz (1) & Sàénz (1) are calculated separately.

Saenz (177) may also be a first name.

Saenz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Saenz surname means 'glory pride' and 'courage'.

- p3dr09999

Saenz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saenz is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Sáenz, Saénz, Sàenz, Saènz, Saeñz or Sàénz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saenz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,204th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 41,457 people. Saenz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Saenz reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 24 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Saenz is also the 685,598th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 177 people.

The surname Saenz is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 41,535 people, or 1 in 2,988. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Chihuahua, where 36 percent reside, Nuevo León, where 11 percent reside and Tamaulipas, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Mexico this surname is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Colombia, where 16 percent reside.

Saenz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Saenz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Saenz surname expanded 124,245 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saenz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saenz surname are 42.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Saenz earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,574 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $23,119,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.7% less than the national average, earning $35,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.19% less than the national average, earning $43,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sáenz931,040/
Saénz9349/
Sàenz9337/
Saènz933/
Saeñz931/
Saenze9123/
Saentz9113/
Saennz916/
Saenzs913/
Saaenz913/
Sahenz912/
Saienz911/
S'Aenz911/
Sayenz911/
Senz891,998/
Sàénz871/
Shahenz831/
Sainz8036,543/
Saens801,345/
Sentz801,153/
Senze80640/
Jaenz80562/
Zaenz80250/
Sienz8090/
Seanz8079/
Saemz8023/
Sensz8014/
Saínz8010/
Saenc809/
Sencz808/
Soenz807/
Seinz804/
Suenz804/
Shenz804/
Sgenz802/
Saynz802/
Saunz801/
Saenx801/
Séanz801/
Shayenze771/
Schaentz770/
Snz755/
Schenz73375/
Siaens73145/
Sajonz73134/
Szencz73103/
Saionz7372/
Zaentz7362/
Sentze7318/
Sainze7317/
Jaehnz7311/
Seanze7310/
Seunze7310/
Szensz736/
Saence735/
Sienze734/
Sahens734/
Saents733/
Suentz732/
Shenze732/
Sawens731/
Saends731/
Scaens731/
Sientz731/
Saense731/
Saenst731/
Szentz731/
Sáennz731/
Saench731/
Shainz731/
Shentz730/
Sendtz730/
Saiens730/
Scentz730/
Genz676,143/
Sens675,710/
Zenz674,304/
Sinz672,115/
Jenz67466/
Sauwens67288/
Schentz6770/
Senß6760/
Senc6730/
Sawenje6714/
Snzh675/
Shahinz673/
Semz672/
Scheinz672/
Schenze672/
Cenz672/
Saenche671/
Siyanze671/
Shawens671/
Schienz671/
Senzowa671/
Sänz671/
Sénz671/
Xenz671/
Chahenz671/
Snnz671/
Sncz671/
Sznz671/
Synz671/
Saetens670/
Shauens670/
Sawence670/
Schemnz670/

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Saenz Reference & Research

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saenz
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