Senoussi Surname

22,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Senoussi Surname User-submission:

This is a surname from Lybia. It means 'the one who comes from the Senouss', which is a region in Lybia. It was the name of the Lybian dynasty until the 1969 coup.

Senoussi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad15,2131:893148
Algeria7,3111:5,284847
Morocco8861:38,9126,295
France4941:134,45920,557
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Mauritania1471:27,8562,341
Libya491:127,428674
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Israel91:950,84857,975
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Sénoussi (1) are calculated separately.

Senoussi (5,552) may also be a first name.

Senoussi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a surname from Lybia. It means 'the one who comes from the Senouss', which is a region in Lybia. It was the name of the Lybian dynasty until the 1969 coup.

- ms.senouci

Senoussi Last Name Facts

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

Senoussi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﺳﻲ) occurs more in Chad more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Sénoussi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Senoussi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,141st most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 296,652 people. Senoussi is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Senoussi reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 90,013th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,552 people.

The surname is most numerous in Chad, where it is held by 15,213 people, or 1 in 893. Excluding Chad this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 30 percent live and Morocco, where 4 percent live.

Senoussi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Senoussi earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.55% more than the national average, earning $54,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.62% less than the national average, earning $38,941 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sénoussi961/
Senoussie941/
Senussi9317,999/
Senousi93214/
Senossi938/
Senoussa881,469/
Senoussy88185/
Sinoussi8899/
Senousse881/
Senousci881/
Senosi862,581/
Senusi86410/
Chenoussi822/
Shinoussi821/
Senouci8025,263/
Senousy801,540/
Senassi8012/
Zenussi805/
Senossy804/
Senotsi802/
Scenusi801/
Shenusi801/
Sinousi801/
Senosai801/
Senosis801/
Senausi801/
Sengosi801/
Sinussi801/
Senoisi801/
Senoshi801/
Senosie801/
Senouse801/
Sengusi801/
Senhouse75214/
Senosier7518/
Senouchi7517/
Seenusit754/
Szengosi751/
Senaissi751/
Sinoussa751/
Chenousi751/
Sinusi715,712/
Senosy713,224/
Sinosi711,933/
Senosa71483/
Senozi71158/
Senasi7140/
Seinouchi7125/
Senose7114/
Chinoussi7112/
Shenhouse718/
Sinousith716/
Senoci713/
Shengushi712/
Senuci712/
Senusa711/
Senuzi711/
Synusi711/
Segnouchi711/
Senosha67979/
Zenouzi67806/
Senatsi67680/
Szenasi67376/
Senosey67183/
Sinousy67161/
Senisse67158/
Shenasi6795/
Ssenozi6746/
Zenassi6738/
Senasci6716/
Sainusi6714/
Senasih6713/
Sainosi677/
Sheinhouse677/
Senoucy675/
Sinassi675/
Sinusit674/
Singusi674/
Senozzi674/
Senasui674/
Senoosy674/
Szenási673/
Sinosis672/
Saynusi672/
Shinosi672/
Sengose672/
Senouce672/
Shinusi672/
Cenosis672/
Scenasi671/
Sengasi671/
Sengosy671/
Senoici671/
Senuoci671/
Senoyci671/
Zinhouessi671/
Seinasi671/
Senoozi671/
Senoshe671/
Senasai671/
Senassa671/
Cenoses671/
Cenouci671/
Sinotsi671/
Senadsi671/
Senasie671/
Senusha671/
Senasse671/
Szinosi671/

Senoussi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Senoussi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﺳﻲalsnwsy62.79
ﺳﻨﻮﺳﻲsnwsy13.95
ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﺳﻰalsnwsy11.63
ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﺱalsnws9.3
ﺳﻨﻮﺱsnws2.33

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