Senga Surname
Approximately 46,525 people bear this surname
Senga Surname Definition:
Senga is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: ask or request for something.
Senga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 28,691 | 1:2,575 | 268 |
| Tanzania | 6,633 | 1:7,982 | 1,041 |
| Angola | 2,761 | 1:9,775 | 1,207 |
| Rwanda | 2,481 | 1:4,581 | 1,120 |
| Indonesia | 1,998 | 1:66,191 | 7,176 |
| Zimbabwe | 668 | 1:23,111 | 3,490 |
| Congo | 595 | 1:8,385 | 1,232 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| France | 319 | 1:208,222 | 32,359 |
| Zambia | 242 | 1:65,496 | 5,808 |
| India | 218 | 1:3,518,649 | 99,858 |
| Japan | 218 | 1:586,442 | 15,680 |
| Uganda | 189 | 1:206,557 | 16,372 |
| Philippines | 150 | 1:674,921 | 69,745 |
| United States | 135 | 1:2,684,881 | 161,220 |
| Kenya | 123 | 1:375,446 | 21,575 |
| South Africa | 97 | 1:558,533 | 43,702 |
| Papua New Guinea | 82 | 1:99,436 | 13,359 |
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Burundi | 49 | 1:200,099 | 357 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
The alternate forms: Señga (188) & Senğa (11) are calculated separately.
Senga (12,003) may also be a first name.
Senga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Senga is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: ask or request for something.
Senga Demographics
Senga Political Affiliation
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Senga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Senga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Senga (Arabic: سينجا, Hindi: सेंगा, Marathi: संगा, Oriya: େସନ୍ଗ, Russian: Сеньга) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Señga or Senğa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Senga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,071st most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 156,637 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Senga live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Senga is also the 54,149th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 12,003 people.
The last name Senga is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 28,691 people, or 1 in 2,575. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and Angola, where 6 percent live.
Senga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Senga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Senga are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.85% being registered with the party.
The amount Senga earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.58% less than the national average, earning R 172,092 per year; in United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.92% less than the national average, earning $46,247 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Senga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Senga in the Oriya language | ||
| େସନ୍ଗ | esan'ga | - |
| Senga in the Hindi language | ||
| सेंगा | senga | 99.19 |
| सेन्गा | sen'ga | 0.41 |
| Senga in the Marathi language | ||
| संगा | sanga | 66.67 |
| सेन्गा | sen'ga | 33.33 |
| Senga in the Russian language | ||
| Сеньга | senga | - |
| Senga in the Arabic language | ||
| سينجا | synja | - |
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