Senyama Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Botswana

Senyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Senyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda791:494,16828,468
Botswana391:56,07510,323
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Senyama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Senyama has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Senyama.

How Common Is The Last Name Senyama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,497,948th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Senyama live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Senyama is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 494,168. In Uganda Senyama is most common in: Mubende District, where 19 percent reside, Kampala District, where 14 percent reside and Luweero District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Senyama Last Name Statistics demography

Senyama earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.45% less than the national average, earning R 127,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ssenyama93300/
Senyamat9351/
Senyamad932/
Sienyama931/
Seanyamas884/
Shemnyama884/
Senyahmad881/
Sinyama861,708/
Senjama86106/
Senyame8618/
Senhama866/
Shinyama80594/
Ssenyoma801/
Shinyamma751/
Zinyama713,888/
Senyomo71166/
Cinyama7176/
Seniami719/
Segname714/
Senyome712/
Sinyoma712/
Seniamo711/
Sinyame711/
Sinhama711/
Ssenyomo671,114/
Shinhama67175/
Shinyami676/
Senjomaa674/
Chenhama671/
Senyoomo671/
Sinyooma671/
Siniamma671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Senyama
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