Senekal Surname

91,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Senekal Surname Definition:

“Senior Servant of a Nobleman”. Derived from the French (Seneshal in English).

Senekal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,8681:11,1291,382
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
England321:1,741,18971,393
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Lesotho221:92,38910,629
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Wales41:773,63329,106
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Senekal (202) may also be a first name.

Senekal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Senior Servant of a Nobleman”. Derived from the French (Seneshal in English).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Senekal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Senekal (Russian: Сенекаль) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Senekal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,847th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,399,298 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Senekal reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Senekal is also the 637,340th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 202 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,868 people, or 1 in 11,129. In South Africa Senekal is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 31 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found and Western Cape, where 13 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Senekal is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Senekal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Senekal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.19% more than the national average, earning R 504,240 per year and in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Senekal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Senekal in the Russian language
Сенекальsenekal-

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