Senoussi Surname
Approximately 24,566 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 15,213 | 1:893 | 148 |
| Algeria | 7,311 | 1:5,284 | 847 |
| Morocco | 886 | 1:38,912 | 6,295 |
| France | 494 | 1:134,459 | 20,557 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Mauritania | 147 | 1:27,856 | 2,341 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
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.
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Average Senoussi Salary in
United States
$54,175 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Senoussi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Senoussi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Senoussi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﺳﻲ) is held by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sénoussi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Senoussi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 22,141st most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 296,652 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Senoussi are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 90,013th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 5,552 people.
The last name is most frequent in Chad, where it is carried by 15,213 people, or 1 in 893. Besides Chad this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 30 percent reside and Morocco, where 4 percent reside.
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
Senoussi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Senoussi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﺳﻲ | alsnwsy | 62.79 |
| ﺳﻨﻮﺳﻲ | snwsy | 13.95 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﺳﻰ | alsnwsy | 11.63 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﺱ | alsnws | 9.3 |
| ﺳﻨﻮﺱ | snws | 2.33 |
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Footnotes
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