Sene Surname

2,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Sene Surname Definition:

This surname has been adopted by members of the Sene clan of Senegal. The clan's totem is the hare, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become antelope when they die.

Sene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal239,4281:6116
Brazil3,4871:61,3922,296
France2,6601:24,9712,978
Mali1,9361:8,765481
Haiti1,7611:6,067718
Morocco8861:38,9126,295
Spain8791:53,1884,927
Indonesia8551:154,67715,130
Mauritania6591:6,214716
United States6131:591,28748,265
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Ivory Coast3361:68,6643,893
Guinea2331:50,789664
Papua New Guinea2201:37,0624,461
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Cameroon1501:138,46015,452
England1401:397,98627,485
Latvia1291:15,8922,362
Gibraltar1111:30619
India1001:7,670,654164,164
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Canada831:443,92338,562
Solomon Islands781:7,4361,165
American Samoa751:74368
Albania731:39,9195,672
Turkey601:1,297,02453,536
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Italy421:1,456,11280,162
Burkina Faso391:470,5676,701
Cuba371:311,4255,451
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Nepal251:1,139,2386,423
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Congo71:712,72815,723
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Macau11:601,6301,582
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Séne (70), Sène (58), Sené (45), Sēne (2), Šene (1), Sêne (1), Séné (63), Señé (4) & Šéne (1) are calculated separately.

Sene (4,217) may also be a first name.

Sene Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname has been adopted by members of the Sene clan of Senegal. The clan's totem is the hare, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become antelope when they die.

— Forebears.io

Sene Last Name Facts

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

Sene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻦ, Hindi: सेने, Marathi: सेने, Oriya: େସେନ, Russian: Сене) is more commonly found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Séne, Sène, Sené, Sēne, Šene, Sêne, Séné, Señé or Šéne. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sene? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,129th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,331 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sene are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 106,841st most prevalent first name globally It is held by 4,217 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is held by 239,428 people, or 1 in 61. In Senegal Sene is primarily concentrated in: Thiès Region, where 29 percent live, Dakar Region, where 21 percent live and Diourbel Region, where 19 percent live. Not including Senegal it is found in 91 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Sene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sene has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,665 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 737 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sene Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Sene last name are 40.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sene earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning R 242,148 per year; in United States they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $41,816 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning $37,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séne9270/
Sène9258/
Sené9245/
Sēne922/
Šene921/
Sêne921/
Senge8912,434/
Saene8911,781/
Seane893,960/
Senes892,668/
Sener892,630/
Senez892,017/
Seney891,407/
Seine891,380/
Senet891,333/
Shene89947/
Segne89586/
Siene89525/
Senee89409/
Seneh89333/
Seene89264/
Senie89238/
Sehne89235/
Seneu89210/
Senei89125/
Senep89123/
Sened89106/
Senje89100/
Senea8998/
Seneš8979/
Seyne8949/
Seune8921/
Soene8919/
Setne8912/
Senée8912/
Szene8911/
Hsene895/
Senhe893/
Scene893/
Senej891/
Ssene891/
Sesne891/
Sen'e891/
Åsene891/
Séné8363/
Señé834/
Šéne831/
Sienes803,799/
Shenge802,765/
Seeney801,562/
Segner801,330/
Siener801,042/
Shenje801,031/
Seiner80739/
Sheane80688/
Seigne80524/
Seanez80460/
Schene80455/
Seaney80398/
Sengeh80267/
Shener80263/
Hseine80245/
Sheene80202/
Setnes80122/
Sceney80114/
Seines80114/
Setner80112/
Seinea80103/
Seaner80101/
Senesh8082/
Sienge8063/
Shhene8060/
Shoene8059/
Seener8048/
Seinet8047/
Seenes8047/
Sjetne8046/
Setney8045/
Shenne8045/
Senets8045/
Sesney8043/
Sheney8036/
Sethne8033/
Seyner8032/
Ssenge8031/
Shenep8030/
Senher8029/
Saenee8027/
Seanie8024/
Seanhe8024/
Sheine8022/
Szener8017/
Sehnet8017/
Shegne8015/
Sieneh8015/
Siegne8015/
Seenie8014/
Senech8014/
Senett8014/
Shenes8014/
Sheneh8012/
Shenet8011/
Seanes8010/
Setgne809/
Sheyne808/
Seynei808/
Seinez808/
Sesner807/
Seanee807/
Shenie806/
Shenee806/
Seanne806/
Seneed806/
Seinne806/
Soehne806/
Seynes806/
Shemne805/
Scenie805/
Senead805/
Sienje805/
Seenet805/
Segnet804/
Seneer804/
Sienie804/
Szoene804/
Senest804/
Shenea803/
Seyney803/
Shenei803/
Senees803/
Saenie803/
Seneat803/
Seneis803/
Sengey803/
Sehnee803/
Shenhe803/
Seiney802/
Shesne802/
Shehne802/
Shened802/
Seeneh802/
Seinie802/
Senije802/
Sehneh802/
Senhei802/
Sienez802/
Hseune801/
H'Sene801/
Sceane801/
Soenej801/
Sienhe801/
Sheune801/
Seneej801/
Seness801/
Senhie801/
Segnes801/
Seinei801/
Seneas801/
Seagne801/
Shiene801/
Seanea801/
Seyneh801/
Seasne801/
Sehnge801/
Senecz801/
Zsenei801/
Sesnez801/
Ssenje801/
Scesne801/
Seaneu801/
Segnie801/
Seneip801/
Seneíd801/
Senhje801/
Sejnej801/
Szenei801/
Sieney801/
Seneit801/
Seihne801/
Seenea801/
Seenee801/
Seenei801/
Seinee801/
Saenei801/
Seynee801/
Sceine800/
Saeney800/
Seisne800/
Siesne800/
Shen751,715,245/
Sena75199,577/
Sane75146,270/
Sone7595,207/
Sein7565,135/
Seni7551,792/
Sean7521,515/
Zene7517,813/
Sine7517,766/
Gene7510,800/
Seun754,991/
Jene752,447/
Cene752,156/
Seny751,678/
Senh75477/
Çene75294/
Syne75279/
Seyn75195/
Senj7528/
Sejn7511/
Xene752/
Sgen752/
Seín751/
Setn751/
Schoene731,942/
Shenets731,107/
Seitner731,043/
Siegner73950/
Seignez73547/
Seigner73523/
Sheiner73378/
Szejner73306/
Hsseine73205/
Setness73128/
Schiene73118/
Sheyner73112/
Scesney7396/
H'Seine7388/
Shenett7384/
Shenher7381/
Sethney7367/
Szenher7361/
Seannie7356/
Sheunei7352/
Szeness7352/
Seeneha7350/
Scheine7349/
Szehner7347/
Shenner7340/
Åsenhed7338/
Hsseïne7337/
Seijner7334/
Seetner7332/
Scheune7330/
Sheaner7327/
Szetner7327/
Seiness7326/
Seanhie7325/
Schenet7324/
Schetne7324/
Seeneez7321/
Sietner7321/
Scheene7320/
Sethner7314/
Szeiner7313/
Settnes7313/
Shenesh7312/
Shesney7312/
Seegner7311/
Seingue7311/
Shetney7310/
Siegnie7310/
Senahey7310/
Scehnet738/
Seynnes738/
Shesner737/
Sheeney737/
Schenes737/
Seynett736/
Sheneer736/
Schaene736/
Sheines734/
Saehney733/
Shengne733/
Sceiner733/
Seinetz733/
Senesch733/
Settner733/
Seneesh732/
Scheney732/
Sheinhe732/
Sheanne732/
Shieneh732/
Shemnje732/
Hsseyne731/
Shoenne731/
Sheuney731/
Sheyney731/
Sheenge731/
Sheenhe731/
Sheinei731/
Sheneez731/
Shennet731/
Seisner731/
Seenest731/
Seineez731/
Sheanee731/
Sheener731/
Sheinge731/
Seahneh731/
Sheange731/
Seignet731/
Jesenne731/
Shhened731/
Shemneh731/
Seangne731/
Seangue731/
Seheneh731/
Seneová731/
H'Seïne731/
Sengeyi731/
Sehenge731/
Shennei731/
Sheanes731/
Seeneat731/
Saeneah731/
Sceeney730/
Sceanes730/
Seanney730/
Shennie730/
Sheaney730/
Sesnett730/
Shoeney730/
Shenney730/
Seahnet730/
Sesgner730/
Senetts730/
Seinner730/
Schenie730/
Sehneit730/
Shceney730/
Seinett730/
Sceener730/
Settney730/
Setnesz730/
Sienett730/
Sehener730/
Shehney730/
Shenead730/
Sheng671,067,131/
Genet67496,078/
Seyni6785,946/
Seang6754,433/
Shein6745,336/
Shine6732,867/
Shane6719,722/
Sanei6714,881/
Saine6713,569/
Genes6713,423/
Senyo679,066/
Sheen678,904/
Saney678,151/
Shone677,986/
Sengi677,969/
Siena677,898/
Senay677,591/
Sonne677,385/
Chene676,447/
Gener676,186/
Jenei675,951/
Sanne675,904/
Signe675,291/
Genez675,044/
Sinet674,987/
Sines674,854/
Seçen674,574/
Segni674,485/
Zeine674,006/
Sesen673,868/
Seint673,506/
Siner673,417/
Saeni673,157/
Senit673,109/
Senai673,011/
Sahne673,011/
Sheyn672,872/
Zenet672,602/
Shean672,539/
Sonea672,298/
Seinh672,294/
Seina672,260/
Zeyne672,239/
Senis672,235/
Djene672,229/
Sisen672,054/
Genei671,730/
Jenet671,632/
Sesin671,617/
Geney671,513/
Zenge671,505/
Soine671,368/
Cisne671,282/
Jeney671,236/
Jeane671,179/
Setin671,172/
Senio671,101/
Cenet671,077/
Seena671,012/
Senoy67994/
Sienh67864/
Jenje67794/
Saneh67779/
Sanee67770/
Genep67767/
Jenes67761/
Geneş67754/
Cener67746/
Shyne67731/
Shien67720/
Siney67686/
Sheni67638/
Sinei67633/
Shena67573/
Hsine67555/
Saane67529/
Geyne67505/
Sayne67484/
Soney67453/
Zener67435/
Gened67406/
Genee67396/
Hsein67396/
Schjetne67387/
Senyi67386/
Cenge67364/
Sohne67359/
Syner67347/
Suine67337/
Senaj67321/
Sonee67289/
Seniz67288/
Sehyn67284/
Sineh67282/
Senoa67281/
Szejn67278/
Seten67277/
Sinea67269/
Cesen67265/
Ceney67248/
Sheun67230/
Çenge67230/
Cenea67225/
Zenea67217/
Scena67206/
Secen67189/
Senoi67185/
Setem67184/
Sanea67173/
Shennett67172/
Siten67172/
Sheem67171/
Cenes67169/
Jener67167/
Secin67163/
Jeneš67157/
Hsean67155/
Seana67152/
Sinee67151/
Shhen67150/
Zseni67143/
Seing67141/
Seyna67141/
Soeni67136/
Synet67135/
Seant67134/
Zenie67127/
Sieny67125/
Schenher67123/
Senhi67121/
Jessenne67112/
Sehni67112/
Synes67108/
Seiny67106/
Sonei67106/
Shend6798/
Sesny6795/
Sejna6794/
Sinep6790/
Genje6789/
Genea6788/
Sethness6787/
Séner6787/
Senih6786/
Cesne6783/
Seïni6781/
Zeune6777/
Shenn6776/
Jeene6776/
Cenez6776/
Scheines6772/
Setni6768/
Zenee6766/
Ceane6765/
Szeitner6765/
Sceni6765/
Zenei6764/
Ssane6761/
Giene6761/
Seinn6760/
Söhne6759/
Jenee6754/
Seijn6754/
Seçin6754/
Tjene6752/
Sesem6750/
Soneh6749/
Sesyn6745/
Jenea6744/
Sheny6742/
Sheiness6742/
Zenes6742/
Seenh6740/
Senip6739/
Sheeneez6736/
Zeïne6736/
Seuni6736/
Şeneş6734/
Senii6733/
Seinä6733/
Sihne6731/
Scine6730/
Jenez6730/
Senoj6729/
Xeane6729/
Sujne6728/
Jenej6728/
Saneu6728/
Sineš6728/
Synei6728/
Cejne6725/
Žener6725/
Seniç6725/
Ziene6724/
Zenez6723/
Senid6722/
Shent6722/
Sinez6722/
Szein6722/
Ceine6721/
Shenhees6721/
Cenee6721/
Zenje6720/
Seeny6719/
Gesne6719/
Zeane6719/
Zhene6718/
Sesni6718/
Senaa6717/
Jetne6716/
H'Sseine6715/
Szena6715/
Sceny6715/
Senui6715/
Jeine6714/
Zeney6714/
Seniy6713/
Jened6713/
Gisne6712/
Zeene6711/
Syone6711/
Zegne6711/
Seheń6711/
Senğa6711/
Soyne6710/
Sajne6710/
Hseni6710/
Schegner6710/
Senés6710/
Ssein6710/
Seann679/
Zaene679/
Gen'e679/
Senuy679/
Setén679/
Senís678/
Sesenque678/
Seîni678/
Genée678/
Syned677/
Shenetts677/
Sysen677/
Shenheit677/
Shenh677/
Schenett677/
Shettner677/
Soneu677/
Seany676/
Zetne676/
Gejne676/
S'Eny676/
Schesney676/
Sineu676/
Šenet676/
Jesne676/
Genèe676/
Seangnet676/
Jeyne675/
Shehn675/
Cenje675/
Sisne675/
Sygne675/
Sešín675/
Sesín675/
Seené675/
Shetn674/
Gegne674/
Sejny674/
Sjein674/
Sined674/
Hsane674/
Jhene674/
Seyny674/
Schejner674/
Jenep673/
Shenq673/
Szeni673/
Hgene673/
Scheneid673/
Cenie673/
Zoene673/
Sejnehed673/
Cened673/
Zgene673/
Syney672/
Shenj672/
Sgeen672/
Cisen672/
Shemn672/
Seamn672/
Seand672/
Secem672/
Senij672/
Seind672/
Syten672/
Ceune672/
Ceene672/
Sesén672/
Jseni672/
Jenée672/
Setyn672/
Settenne671/
Çenet671/
Ssena671/
Jenhe671/
H'Seinne671/
Zen'e671/
Scein671/
Scheinge671/
Schoenie671/
Sitne671/
Sheyness671/
Sheeneer671/
Senehowa671/
Senhy671/
Setnn671/
Settn671/
Szeny671/
Szone671/
Sseny671/
Zejne671/
Seihn671/
Hcene671/
Schesner671/
Sysne671/
Söney671/
Zeîne671/
Åsane671/
Soneț671/
Sesengue671/
Seïny671/
Seunh671/
Setín671/
Shenooee671/
Ssine671/
Schenets671/
Saïne671/
Sehny671/
Senès671/
Semhe671/
Seinæ671/
Sejni671/
Sînea671/
Sıner671/
H'Sseïne671/
Getne671/
Geneš671/
Geneţ671/
Geneț671/
Dgene671/
Cenée671/
Tgene671/
Zened671/
Setengne671/
S'Hen671/
Shegnesh671/
Shenherr671/
Seïna671/
Ssone671/
Ceneh671/
Hseun671/
Seannett670/
Syneh670/
Siettner670/
Seitn670/
Suyne670/
Seignets670/
Synep670/
Schoeney670/
Ceyne670/
Synez670/

Sene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sene in the Marathi language
सेनेsene-
Sene in the Hindi language
सेनेsene95.83
सेणेsene4.17
Sene in the Oriya language
େସେନesena87.5
େସେଣesena12.5
Sene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻦsn78.97
ﺳﻴﻦsyn14.29
ﺳﻨﻪsnh1.98
ﺻﻴﻦsyn1.19
ﺳﻨﻲsny0.4
ﺳﺎﻧﻪsanh0.4
ﺳﻴﻨﻰsyny0.4
Sene in the Russian language
Сенеsene-

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