Senyeke Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Senyeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Senyeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Senyeke (54) may also be a first name.

Senyeke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Senyeke is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Senyeke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Senyeke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Senyeke live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 54 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 81,302. In Lesotho Senyeke is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 84 percent are found, Qacha's Nek District, where 12 percent are found and Maseru District, where 4 percent are found. Not including Lesotho Senyeke occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Senyeka86159/
Sinyeke8678/
Senyeki866/
Seneike863/
Senjeke861/
Sengeke861/
Ssenjeke804/
Senayake801/
Senoyake801/
Senyikey801/
Senake7740/
Senike7714/
Sinyeka71219/
Senaike71143/
Senyika7163/
Shenake7124/
Senauke7114/
Senakey714/
Zinyeke714/
Shenike713/
Sietniekes711/
Singeke711/
Hsenake711/
Sengeki711/
Senouke711/
Sienake711/
Sengeky711/
Seneika711/
Shinyeka6745/
Shenaike6739/
Sienieki673/
Sheneika672/
Ssenyika671/
Sehnaike671/
Sheniece671/
Shinyike671/
Sheneaka670/

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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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  • 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 Senyeke
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