Seneor Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Seneor Surname User-submission:

Senyor is a Sephardic Jewish surname originating in Spain (i.e. Abraham Seneor). Related to the Yiddish surname Shenor, meaning 'elder'.

Seneor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France311:2,142,668174,004
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Seneor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Senyor is a Sephardic Jewish surname originating in Spain (i.e. Abraham Seneor). Related to the Yiddish surname Shenor, meaning 'elder'.

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Seneor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seneor is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seneor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Seneor live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Seneor is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 2,142,668. In France Seneor is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 94 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 3 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 3 percent are found. Aside from France it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Seneor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seneor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seneor Last Name Statistics demography

Seneor earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sengeor924/
Seneour921/
Seneior921/
Shengeor863/
Scheneor861/
Senejour861/
Senehore861/
Sheneore860/
Senior8329,220/
Senhor831,197/
Senear8377/
Senyor8376/
Segnor8365/
Senjor8326/
Sineor837/
Senehoure805/
Senyour77128/
Seniour7755/
Seanior7740/
Shaneor7728/
Sienior7715/
Segneur7714/
Seniore7713/
Senajor779/
Senehar776/
Senieur775/
Siegnor772/
Senjeur771/
Sineior771/
Seignor771/
Seniord771/
Zengeor771/
Segnior771/
Geneore770/
Senhour770/
Scenior770/
Seinior770/
Seigneur712,454/
Seignour71138/
Seignior7183/
Shaneour7133/
Schenhor710/
Signor674,726/
Sinyor67283/
Cenjor67186/
Sinior67159/
Sonjor67144/
Jenior67142/
Sinhor67116/
Seniar6762/
Sanior6761/
Segnar6742/
Sénior6730/
Senjur6719/
Sanjor6718/
Senjar6717/
Senyar6711/
Genior6710/
Seniur678/
Genjor678/
Sênior676/
Sinjor676/
Zenior675/
Cenior674/
Senyur674/
Senhar673/
Seniorová672/
Genear671/
Sonior671/
Sinear671/
Seigneure671/
Ségnor671/
Jenhor671/
Seigniour670/

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