Seneca Surname
Approximately 2,660 people bear this surname
Seneca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,122 | 1:323,047 | 29,426 |
| Philippines | 523 | 1:193,572 | 30,751 |
| Italy | 258 | 1:237,041 | 32,425 |
| France | 188 | 1:353,312 | 52,982 |
| Belgium | 121 | 1:95,014 | 14,658 |
| Denmark | 111 | 1:50,853 | 5,233 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| Israel | 69 | 1:124,024 | 13,566 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
The alternate forms: Séneca (31) & Sénéca (22) are calculated separately.
Seneca (2,238) may also be a first name.
Seneca Demographics
Average Male Seneca Height
176.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Seneca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seneca Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seneca (Arabic: سينيكا) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Séneca or Sénéca. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seneca? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 163,317th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,739,679 people. The surname Seneca is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Seneca live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Seneca is also the 157,950th most numerous forename on earth, held by 2,238 people.
It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,122 people, or 1 in 323,047. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 20 percent live, Louisiana, where 19 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and Italy, where 10 percent live.
Seneca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Seneca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seneca surname rose 2,671 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seneca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Seneca are 15.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.26% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Seneca earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 97.02% more than the national average, earning €59,165 per year; in United States they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $45,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.87% less than the national average, earning $44,780 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seneca Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seneca in the Arabic language | ||
| سينيكا | synyka | - |
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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 Seneca
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