Sena Surname
Approximately 199,577 people bear this surname
Sena Surname Definition:
One who came from Sena (passing place), in Spain.
Syncopation of "senda" a place that was traveled by with such frequency that a village was established there.
Catalan name.
Sena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 103,500 | 1:2,068 | 203 |
| Argentina | 13,796 | 1:3,098 | 386 |
| United States | 8,676 | 1:41,777 | 5,125 |
| India | 7,720 | 1:99,361 | 6,524 |
| Ghana | 6,442 | 1:4,194 | 599 |
| Nepal | 6,363 | 1:4,476 | 432 |
| Dominican Republic | 5,539 | 1:1,884 | 288 |
| Indonesia | 4,581 | 1:28,869 | 3,406 |
| Thailand | 4,319 | 1:16,355 | 1,233 |
| Philippines | 4,117 | 1:24,590 | 3,282 |
| Mexico | 3,431 | 1:36,178 | 2,148 |
| Uruguay | 3,276 | 1:1,048 | 116 |
| Togo | 3,255 | 1:2,227 | 277 |
| Portugal | 2,717 | 1:3,834 | 453 |
| Angola | 2,563 | 1:10,530 | 1,295 |
| Italy | 1,951 | 1:31,346 | 5,614 |
| Egypt | 1,830 | 1:50,238 | 4,917 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,827 | 1:11,389 | 1,622 |
| Spain | 1,820 | 1:25,688 | 2,685 |
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| DR Congo | 1,478 | 1:49,986 | 6,038 |
| Colombia | 1,037 | 1:46,070 | 2,423 |
| Kenya | 879 | 1:52,537 | 5,287 |
| Paraguay | 560 | 1:12,923 | 647 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Zimbabwe | 432 | 1:35,737 | 5,504 |
| Venezuela | 382 | 1:79,068 | 3,198 |
| Peru | 347 | 1:91,597 | 6,073 |
| Albania | 336 | 1:8,673 | 1,642 |
| France | 307 | 1:216,361 | 33,623 |
| Nigeria | 304 | 1:582,706 | 28,118 |
| Benin | 299 | 1:34,567 | 4,484 |
| Cameroon | 277 | 1:74,979 | 9,292 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 210 | 1:38,827 | 4,689 |
| England | 196 | 1:284,276 | 22,043 |
| Cuba | 195 | 1:59,091 | 2,280 |
| Chile | 171 | 1:103,020 | 3,863 |
| Canada | 159 | 1:231,733 | 22,208 |
| Tanzania | 152 | 1:348,300 | 25,719 |
| Cape Verde | 146 | 1:3,628 | 158 |
| Bolivia | 137 | 1:77,492 | 3,430 |
| El Salvador | 97 | 1:65,401 | 1,399 |
| Haiti | 88 | 1:121,408 | 5,536 |
| Ivory Coast | 87 | 1:265,187 | 10,377 |
| Pakistan | 87 | 1:2,053,378 | 19,549 |
| Japan | 76 | 1:1,682,162 | 25,629 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Malaysia | 62 | 1:475,713 | 24,024 |
| Switzerland | 57 | 1:144,086 | 13,875 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Mauritania | 44 | 1:93,065 | 5,851 |
| Taiwan | 41 | 1:571,823 | 4,251 |
| Turkey | 33 | 1:2,358,225 | 75,877 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Burkina Faso | 25 | 1:734,084 | 8,477 |
| Cambodia | 25 | 1:619,486 | 4,539 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Solomon Islands | 19 | 1:30,528 | 6,049 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Greece | 13 | 1:852,292 | 84,400 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Latvia | 10 | 1:205,005 | 22,061 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 549 | 1:91,473 | 9,402 |
The alternate forms: Šena (74), Séna (14), Sêna (4), Šēna (3) & Šéna (1) are calculated separately.
Sena (75,152) may also be a first name.
Sena Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Sena (passing place), in Spain.
Syncopation of "senda" a place that was traveled by with such frequency that a village was established there.
Catalan name.
Sena Demographics
Average Sena Salary in
United States
$42,822 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sena (Bengali: সেনা, Georgian: სენა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻨﺎﺀ, Hindi: सेना, Marathi: सेना, Oriya: େସନା, Tibetan: བསོད་ན།) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Šena, Séna, Sêna, Šēna or Šéna. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sena is the 2,807th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 36,515 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Sena are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Luso-South America. Sena is also the 13,046th most common given name worldwide It is held by 75,152 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 103,500 people, or 1 in 2,068. In Brazil Sena is mostly concentrated in: Bahia, where 25 percent live, São Paulo, where 16 percent live and Pará, where 9 percent live. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 136 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Sena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sena last name rose 1,580 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 19,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sena last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Sena last name are 40.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.09% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sena earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 18.98% less than the national average, earning €24,330 per year; in Peru they earn 32.25% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,133 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.76% less than the national average, earning R 112,272 per year; in United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.65% more than the national average, earning $61,434 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sena in the Georgian language | ||
| სენა | sena | - |
| Sena in the Bengali language | ||
| সেনা | sena | - |
| Sena in the Marathi language | ||
| सेना | sena | 98.57 |
| सेन | sena | 0.77 |
| सेञा | sena | 0.22 |
| सॅना | sena | 0.11 |
| शेना | sena | 0.11 |
| सेणा | sena | 0.11 |
| Sena in the Hindi language | ||
| सेना | sena | 93.04 |
| सेणा | sena | 4.62 |
| सेन | sena | 0.37 |
| साेना | saena | 0.37 |
| सोना | sona | 0.07 |
| सीना | sina | 0.07 |
| सैना | saina | 0.07 |
| सेाना | seana | 0.07 |
| सना | sana | 0.07 |
| ासेना | asena | 0.07 |
| सेऩ | sena | 0.07 |
| स्ेन | sena | 0.07 |
| सॆना | sena | 0.07 |
| Sena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻨﺎﺀ | sna | 45 |
| ﺳﻨﻪ | snh | 32.5 |
| ﺳﻨﺎ | sna | 10 |
| ﺳﻦ | sn | 7.5 |
| ﺻﻌﻦ | sn | 2.5 |
| ﺳﻴﻨﺎ | syna | 2.5 |
| Sena in the Oriya language | ||
| େସନା | esana | 42.14 |
| େସଣ | esana | 38.34 |
| େଶଣ | esana | 5.53 |
| େସନ | esana | 5.35 |
| େସଣା | esana | 2.07 |
| େଷଣ | esana | 1.21 |
| ସାନା | sana | 0.35 |
| େଶନ | esana | 0.17 |
| େଶଣା | esana | 0.17 |
| ନାର | nara | 0.17 |
| େଜନା | ejana | 0.17 |
| େସାନା | esana | 0.17 |
| Sena in the Tibetan language | ||
| བསོད་ན། | söna | 20 |
| སི་ན་ | sina | 20 |
| སོ་ན། | sona | 10 |
| སེར་ན། | serna | 10 |
| བསོད་ན་ | söna | 10 |
| ཤི་ན་ | shina | 10 |
| སྲས་ན། | séna | 10 |
| བསོད་ནམས། | sönam | 10 |
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