Senft Surname

69,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Senft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Senft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8821:20,7382,758
United States2,1281:170,32817,211
Canada4421:83,3619,272
Austria2591:32,8785,298
Czechia941:113,12218,479
Switzerland761:108,06511,329
England671:831,61344,286
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
France221:3,019,215204,848
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4081:123,08511,950

Senft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Senft is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Senft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 69,304th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,018,810 people. The surname Senft occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Senft live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,882 people, or 1 in 20,738. In Germany Senft is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 37 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Senft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Senft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Senft last name expanded 522 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 957 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Senft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Senft last name are 32.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Senft earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $49,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Senfft9161/
Szenft9119/
Senfte911/
Senf894,217/
Snft892/
Senff801,761/
Jenft8068/
Zenft8052/
Semft809/
Senpf808/
Shenf804/
Senfe803/
Hsenf801/
Sennf801/
Senfh800/
Senfp800/
Senftová7787/
Senftova771/
Sennff730/
Schenf730/
Semf6732/
Sinf6717/
Zenf6715/
Senb6711/
Senw673/
Snbt671/
Cnft671/
Schoenf671/
Xnft671/
Cenf670/

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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
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  • 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 Senft
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