Senghor Surname

18,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Senghor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Senghor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal26,3621:55387
Chad1,9261:7,0571,004
France2531:262,54040,467
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Spain1071:436,93523,071
Guinea791:149,795940
Mauritania461:89,0195,672
England281:1,989,93178,001
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Gambia91:213,717372
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Senghor (3,881) may also be a first name.

Senghor Last Name Facts

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

Senghor (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻨﻜﻮﺭ) is most common in Senegal. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Senghor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Senghor? popularity and diffusion

Senghor is the 18,967th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 250,905 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Senghor reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 112,599th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 3,881 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is held by 26,362 people, or 1 in 553. In Senegal it is most frequent in: Fatick Region, where 43 percent live, Dakar Region, where 20 percent live and Thiès Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Senegal Senghor exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 7 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Senghor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Senghor last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Senghor earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.41% less than the national average, earning $41,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.66% less than the national average, earning $38,427 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Senghore935,646/
Senghour932/
Senghhor932/
Senghord931/
Senghorr931/
Sengor9268/
Senghourt881/
Senghar8684/
Saengor8626/
Singhor8614/
Sengore8611/
Sengour867/
Shengor866/
Sengjor861/
Shenghur8038/
Seenghar8013/
Zenghour808/
Singhotr803/
Senghare802/
Shengour802/
Semghore801/
Sengar7715,392/
Singor77256/
Snghar7778/
Sengur7741/
Gengor7721/
Zengor776/
Semgor775/
Cengor773/
Sghour771/
Sghoor771/
Sghoir771/
Sheengore755/
Saengharr752/
Sgor731/
Singhar711,832/
Shengar71654/
Shengur71165/
Zengour71139/
Zsingor71134/
Singoor7196/
Seengar7180/
Singour7166/
Semngar7148/
Singore7148/
Sengare7146/
Sengure7145/
Genggor7122/
Singgor7120/
Jenggor7118/
Shingor7115/
Sengaar7111/
Saengar717/
Senngar712/
Seïngar711/
Cengore711/
Siengar711/
Gengore711/
Senggar711/
Singahr711/
Snghare711/
Sienghardt710/
Singuhr710/
Suengar710/
Sghar671,399/
Shingore67193/
Shengare6743/
Szengart6724/
Singhaar6717/
Sngar6717/
Chengour6710/
Singhare679/
Singhard677/
Singgore677/
Singhaur674/
Singahar673/
Singhhar671/
Cheng'or671/
Ginghore671/
Siengare671/
Sgotr671/
Singhart671/
Sing'ore671/
Singoure671/

Senghor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Senghor in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻨﻜﻮﺭsnkwr38.89
ﺳﻴﻨﻜﻮﺭsynkwr33.33
ﺻﻴﻨﻜﻮﺭsynkwr11.11
ﺳﻨﻐﻮﺭsnghwr5.56
ﺳﺎﻧﻜﻮﺭsankwr5.56
ﺻﻨﻘﻮﺭsnqwr5.56

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Footnotes

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