Senor Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Senor Surname User-submission:

Senyor is a Sephardic Jewish surname originating in Spain (i.e. Abraham Seneor). Related to the Yiddish surname Shenor, meaning 'elder'.

Senor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3831:946,36870,670
Italy851:719,49060,619
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
France301:2,214,091176,965
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Israel171:503,39037,521
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Sweden161:615,42245,338
India111:69,733,217610,955
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

The alternate forms: Sénor (5) & Šenor (1) are calculated separately.

Senor (499) may also be a first name.

Senor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Senyor is a Sephardic Jewish surname originating in Spain (i.e. Abraham Seneor). Related to the Yiddish surname Shenor, meaning 'elder'.

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Senor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Senor (Arabic: سينور, Marathi: सेनोरावीस, Russian: Сеньор) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Sénor or Šenor. Click here for other potential spellings of Senor.

How Common Is The Last Name Senor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Senor is the 418,171st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,769,610 people. Senor is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Senor reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Senor is also the 379,662nd most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 499 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 946,368. In The United States Senor is most numerous in: New York, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 10 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Senor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Senor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 461 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Senor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Senor last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Senor last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.95% being registered with the political party.

Senor earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $42,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sénor935/
Šenor931/
Senhor911,197/
Seanor91544/
Senour91491/
Seinor91144/
Senore91103/
Setnor9178/
Sengor9168/
Segnor9165/
Senoir9137/
Senord9111/
Seenor917/
Shenor915/
Seynor912/
Senoor911/
Senoer911/
Sehnor911/
Sienor910/
Senort910/
Senhore8318/
Shenore8317/
Seynour8312/
Schenor839/
Sengour837/
Shengor836/
Shenoor835/
Senhgor833/
Scenorr833/
Seanoir832/
Siegnor832/
Shenoyr831/
Seynore831/
Seignor831/
Seingor831/
Senorre831/
Saenhor831/
Sceanor830/
Seanord830/
Sethnor830/
Senhour830/
Sehnorr830/
Seenour830/
Senar806,751/
Sinor801,709/
Sanor801,648/
Zenor80865/
Sonor80495/
Cenor8067/
Genor8050/
Jenor8042/
Synor8040/
Senur8036/
Seignour77138/
Schenoor7741/
Seingour772/
Schenorr772/
Shengour772/
Schienor771/
Senhoure771/
Schenhor770/
Siesnorh770/
Schenort770/
Seymnour770/
Sengar7315,392/
Signor734,726/
Saynor73730/
Senard73615/
Shanor73524/
Sannor73363/
Singor73256/
Senart73240/
Sinord73210/
Genord73147/
Sinore73145/
Sjenar73128/
Sinoir73116/
Sinhor73116/
Shenar73107/
Senare7396/
Sanoor7381/
Genore7376/
Sainor7373/
Cenord7366/
Sanoir7359/
Ceinor7350/
Zeenor7350/
Senure7349/
Sinuor7347/
Segnar7342/
Soenar7341/
Sengur7341/
Jenour7335/
Sinour7334/
Setnar7330/
Shinor7329/
Seinar7324/
Jeanor7320/
Chenor7315/
Zsinor7314/
Cetnor7313/
Seynur7312/
Geynor7311/
Shenur7310/
Sahnor739/
Sanuor738/
Sineor737/
Zengor736/
Jenord736/
Scenar735/
Seanar735/
Sanorh735/
Zenour735/
Genoir735/
Jenohr735/
Saenar734/
Seenar734/
Genuor734/
Sonnor733/
Cengor733/
Jenore733/
Senhar733/
Sanhor733/
Zhenor732/
Cenort732/
Sesnar732/
Scinor731/
Sajnor731/
Sanohr731/
Zenord731/
Zenore731/
Senaar731/
Sehnur731/
Sytnor731/
Zeinor731/
Gesnor731/
Seynar731/
Sinort731/
Sjönor731/
Sienar731/
Sehnar731/
Ségnor731/
Sénore731/
Sénour731/
Szynor731/
Synord731/
Djenor731/
Senatr731/
Sonoor731/
Jeinor731/
Jenhor731/
Genour730/
Synore730/
Senaur730/
Getnor730/
Shonor730/
Syonor730/
Gienor730/
Ceynor730/
Cenour730/
Cesnor730/
Shaheenor711/
Signore674,558/
Shengar67654/
Shenure67231/
Shengur67165/
Shanoor67162/
Jenoure67149/
Shenhur67146/
Zengour67139/
Zsingor67134/
Singoor6796/
Seanard6795/
Chenour6785/
Shenhar6780/
Seengar6780/
Szejnar6779/
Chenoir6777/
Singour6766/
Signour6750/
Schinor6744/
Shenare6741/
Chenore6738/
Shennar6731/
Shinore6725/
Senaard6720/
Chenoor6719/
Shonhor6719/
Zeenoor6717/
Shingor6715/
Segneur6714/
Shinour6714/
Sinhore6713/
Shenaur6712/
Seenaar6712/
Sengaar6711/
Senaart6710/
Seangar678/
Senhart678/
Schenar678/
Shenard677/
Sahynor677/
Sainoor676/
Scenard676/
Seynard676/
Shannor676/
Shignor675/
Zeanore674/
Sajnoor673/
Seingar673/
Jeinour672/
Shetnar672/
Sajnour672/
Shahnor672/
Sahanor671/
Sannoor671/
Sanhoor671/
Djenore671/
Schanor671/
Siegnar671/
Sienard671/
Siengar671/
Shinnor671/
Shehnar671/
Shenart671/
Seenare671/
Sannorh671/
Zenhour671/
Schonor671/
Zsignor671/
Seynaur671/
Seïngar671/
Sheinar671/
Sienart671/
Sahnour671/
Seenhar671/
Seinard671/
Senarre671/
Senaure671/
Szegnar671/
Ceinord671/
Cheynor671/
Seenard671/
Seenart671/
Sohnorr671/
Shonour670/
Shainor670/
Seymnur670/
Genourd670/
Scisnor670/
Suitnor670/
Saynoor670/
Seineur670/
Cenhour670/

Senor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Senor in the Marathi language
सेनोरावीसsenoravisa50
सेनोरsenora50
Senor in the Russian language
Сеньорsenor-
Senor in the Arabic language
سينورsynwr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Senor
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