Senuka Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Senuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Senuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Señuka (13) are calculated separately.

Senuka (414) may also be a first name.

Senuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Senuka (Bengali: সেনুকা, Hindi: सेनुका, Marathi: सेनुका, Oriya: େସନୁକା) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Señuka. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Senuka? popularity and diffusion

Senuka is the 2,635,433rd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Senuka reside; 46 percent reside in Southern Africa and 46 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 422,632nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 414 people.

The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent reside, Harare Province, where 5 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Senuka exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Senuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Senuka in the Bengali language
সেনুকাsenuka-
Senuka in the Oriya language
େସନୁକାesanuka-
Senuka in the Marathi language
सेनुकाsenuka-
Senuka in the Hindi language
सेनुकाsenuka60
सेणुकाsenuka20
सेनूकाsenuka20

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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
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  • 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 Senuka
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