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) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Séneca or Sénéca. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seneca? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 163,317th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,739,679 people. The surname Seneca is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Seneca are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 157,950th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 2,238 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,122 people, or 1 in 323,047. In The United States Seneca is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent reside, Louisiana, where 19 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside and Italy, where 10 percent reside.
Seneca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Seneca has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,671 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seneca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Seneca last name are 15.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.26% registered to vote for the political 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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