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 more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Senyeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Senyeke reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Senyeke is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 54 people.

The surname is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 81,302. In Lesotho Senyeke is most common in: Leribe District, where 84 percent reside, Qacha's Nek District, where 12 percent reside and Maseru District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

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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