Senyor Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Senyor Surname User-submission:

Senyor is a Sephardi surname originating in Spain.

It comes from the Ladino word for 'lord' or 'mister'.

It is related to other Jewish surnames such as Shneur, Senior, and Bon Senyor.

Senyor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel521:164,57016,892
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Senyor (55) may also be a first name.

Senyor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Senyor is a Sephardi surname originating in Spain.

It comes from the Ladino word for 'lord' or 'mister'.

It is related to other Jewish surnames such as Shneur, Senior, and Bon Senyor.

- rs58621

Senyor is a Sephardic surname, which comes from the Ladino word, meaning 'lord' or 'mister'. Distantly related to the BonSenyor, Scheur, and Seyynor surnames.

- rs58621

Senyor is a Sephardic Jewish surname originating in Spain (i.e. Abraham Seneor). Related to the Yiddish surname Shenor, meaning 'elder'.

- rs58621

Senyor Last Name Facts

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

Senyor (Russian: Сеньёр) is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Senyor.

How Common Is The Last Name Senyor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,168,711th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Senyor are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 68 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 55 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 164,570. In Israel Senyor is mostly concentrated in: Tel Aviv District, where 46 percent are found, Central District, where 40 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel Senyor is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 11 percent are found and Egypt, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Senyr914/
Senior8329,220/
Senhor831,197/
Sinyor83283/
Seneor8372/
Segnor8365/
Senoir8337/
Senjor8326/
Senyar8311/
Senyrd830/
Shenyar771,688/
Seanior7740/
Sienior7715/
Seniore7713/
Senajor779/
Sengeor774/
Siegnor772/
Seanoir772/
Shenoyr771/
Seneior771/
Seignor771/
Seniord771/
Segnior771/
Seneour771/
Senhour770/
Synyord770/
Scenior770/
Seinior770/
Sener732,630/
Senir73562/
Zenyr731/
Seignour71138/
Seignior7183/
Senaiyar7111/
Shengeor713/
Scheneor711/
Senayyar711/
Senehore711/
Seanyard710/
Sheneore710/
Schenhor710/
Senger6718,425/
Signor674,726/
Segner671,330/
Siener671,042/
Seiner67739/
Sengir67650/
Senier67381/
Sehner67288/
Shener67263/
Cenjor67186/
Sinior67159/
Sinoir67116/
Sinhor67116/
Setner67112/
Seaner67101/
Senear6777/
Seniar6762/
Seener6748/
Shenir6745/
Segnar6742/
Sinyar6734/
Seyner6732/
Sénior6730/
Senher6729/
Shenre6726/
Senere6725/
Senjar6717/
Szener6717/
Seinre6715/
Sienhr6710/
Sineor677/
Sesner677/
Sinjor676/
Sênior676/
Zenior675/
Senehoure675/
Cenior674/
Shynyr674/
Seneer674/
Senhar673/
Szynyr672/
Seniorová672/
Seuner672/
Segnir671/
Senair671/
Ségnor671/
Sejner671/
Seneir671/
Senert670/
Setnir670/
Seigniour670/
Senire670/

Senyor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Senyor in the Russian language
Сеньёрsener-

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