Senelwa Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Senelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Senelwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7671:60,2085,897
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Senelwa (181) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Senelwa Demographics

Senelwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 15 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Senelwa Last Name Facts

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

Senelwa is most common in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Senelwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Senelwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 443,157th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,452,070 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Senelwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Senelwa is also the 677,199th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 181 people.

The surname Senelwa is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 767 people, or 1 in 60,208. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 37 percent live, Kakamega County, where 30 percent live and Nairobi County, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Senelwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Senelwe864/
Sinelwa861/
Zenelwa861/
Senyolwa801/
Shitnelway712/
Sinylwa711/
Sinyolwa6797/
Sinhilwa671/
Shinyolwa634/
Genilba5765/
Ginelba5710/
Sonluay571/
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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 Senelwa
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