Senkis Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Senkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Senkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Šenkiš (92) are calculated separately.

Senkis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Senkis is held by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Šenkiš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Senkis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Senkis are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 1,025,023. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent reside and Semigallia, where 50 percent reside. Not including Latvia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Slovenia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šenkiš8992/
Jenkis83141/
Cenkis8381/
Sinkis8347/
Zenkis8311/
Sencis835/
Senkes832/
Genkis832/
Xenkis832/
Schenkies8028/
Senquis7718/
Chenkis778/
Szencis776/
Shinkis775/
Jenkiss775/
Genckis772/
Senchis771/
Senkich771/
Senkesh771/
Jennkis771/
Jenkuis771/
Sinkiss771/
Senkishova754/
Schenkes712/
Schinkis711/
Senquist710/
Cenkiz67314/
Jenkes67126/
Sinkes6756/
Genkes6754/
Jinkis6740/
Sinkys6721/
Simkis6716/
Senkez6713/
Jenkiz675/
Cencis672/
Ginkis671/
Cenkiş671/
Cinkis671/
Sences671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Senkis
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