Sengasenga Surname

376,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sengasenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sengasenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9331:56,7436,172
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Sengasenga Last Name Facts

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

Sengasenga is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sengasenga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 376,479th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 7,671,101 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sengasenga are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 933 people, or 1 in 56,743. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Geita Region, where 65 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 19 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Senganga892/
Senasena891/
Sinasenga844/
Singhasena80705/
Singasinga8023/
Jengajenga804/
Senasingha802/
Ssengaanga801/
Singanga78264/
Sengonga783/
Shinganga74163/
Sinhasena741/
Ssengonga741/
Singa'nga741/
Shingashinga73495/
Zinganga67348/
Sengongo6722/
Sinasina6719/
Sgasghah675/
Singango672/
Sgasgasd671/
Cinganga671/

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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
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  • 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 Sengasenga
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