Sens Surname

84,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Sens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1101:38,1545,035
Brazil1,3481:158,8096,116
United States7741:468,29339,860
France5621:118,19017,827
Netherlands3171:53,2729,142
Argentina981:436,15732,981
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Paraguay471:153,9733,151
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
India311:24,744,045333,161
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Austria281:304,12334,120
Latvia281:73,21610,778
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England61:9,286,343223,652
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China31:455,773,85521,925
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

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

Sens (304) may also be a first name.

Sens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sens (Hindi: सेंस, Marathi: सेन्स, Oriya: େସଣ) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Šēns. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,599th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,276,278 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Sens live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 504,994th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 304 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,110 people, or 1 in 38,154. In Germany Sens is mostly found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 27 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Sens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sens last name increased 1,032 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sens surname are 10.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sens earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $45,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.32% less than the national average, earning $42,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soens891,656/
Sense891,635/
Saens891,345/
Senst891,271/
Siens89184/
Seens8983/
Senss8964/
Suens8920/
Sensz8914/
Shens899/
Senns895/
Seuns892/
Sjens891/
Szens891/
Sns8651/
Šēns831/
Sheens8084/
Sensch8036/
Schens8027/
Sensse8021/
Szensz806/
Siense804/
Scense802/
Siemns801/
Shense801/
Shensh801/
Sciens801/
Ssense801/
Seense801/
Scenns801/
Soehns801/
Suenns800/
Jens753,490/
Gens753,379/
Zens753,375/
Senz751,998/
Sins75719/
Cens75318/
Snsd75262/
Sems75244/
Söns75103/
Senß7560/
Sxns752/
Jsns751/
Dsns751/
Xens751/
Snsh751/
Hsns751/
Snss751/
Scns751/
Snsj751/
Snsp751/
Snst751/
Xsns751/
Syns750/
Schoens73144/
Sensowa7366/
Schense7366/
Sensche7327/
Sensova739/
Scheens731/
Schuens731/
Shenshe731/
Shehnsh731/
Saenz67175,787/
Siems674,745/
Gense67717/
Senze67640/
Sence67611/
Jense67574/
Gensh67499/
Cense67345/
Jenns67334/
Symns67270/
Zaens67204/
Sinsh67198/
Zenns67124/
Jeens67116/
Jenss67113/
Senje67100/
Sienz6790/
Sench6787/
Zenss6763/
Sinns6761/
Sinsz6743/
Simns6737/
Gensø6735/
Zense6732/
Sjöns6731/
Snøås6730/
Jensh6729/
Ziens6728/
Jenås6728/
Senshova6727/
Chens6723/
Sinss6723/
Seems6722/
Söhns6717/
Giens6717/
Djens6714/
Shins6713/
Genss6710/
Soenz677/
Semse677/
Sennß677/
Semsh676/
Jensø676/
Zensz676/
Gehns675/
Genns674/
Suenz674/
Shenz674/
Suins674/
Sinås674/
Genst673/
Syons672/
Zhens672/
Sgenz672/
Schns672/
Senße672/
Shnsh671/
Synss671/
Hgens671/
Zuens671/
Semsė671/
Sönns671/
Censh671/
Censì671/
Jemns671/
Syhns670/
Synns670/
Jenst670/

Sens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sens in the Marathi language
सेन्सsensa88
सॅन्सsensa12
Sens in the Hindi language
सेंसsensa62.5
सेन्सsensa37.5
Sens in the Oriya language
େସଣesana50
େସନesana50

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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 Sens
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