Sereno Surname

37,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Portugal

Sereno Surname User-submission:

Sereno comes from the spanish term, guardia sereno, which translates to 'night watchman' or 'night guardian'. Essentially, Sereno is the Spanish and Italian word for 'serene'; hence its prevalence in former Spanish colonies in South East Asia and Latin America.

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Sereno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,5501:48,6772,560
Brazil1,9061:112,3164,242
United States1,5141:239,40522,908
Portugal1,3211:7,887719
Italy1,3061:46,8278,432
Colombia1,1951:39,9782,238
Argentina1,0021:42,6583,594
Spain9621:48,5994,570
Venezuela9411:32,0981,913
Philippines8951:113,11519,558
France1951:340,62951,332
Peru1141:278,80810,879
Israel681:125,84813,711
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia341:793,99150,673
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India61:127,844,230863,365
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Macau11:601,6301,582
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Serêno (4), Serenó (2) & Séréno (1) are calculated separately.

Sereno (1,051) may also be a first name.

Sereno Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sereno comes from the spanish term, guardia sereno, which translates to 'night watchman' or 'night guardian'. Essentially, Sereno is the Spanish and Italian word for 'serene'; hence its prevalence in former Spanish colonies in South East Asia and Latin America.

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Sereno Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sereno (Arabic: سيرينو, Russian: Серено) is found most frequently in Mexico. It may also appear as a variant: Serêno, Serenó or Séréno. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sereno? popularity and diffusion

Sereno is the 37,041st most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 512,054 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Sereno reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 18 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 246,979th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 1,051 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 2,550 people, or 1 in 48,677. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Michoacán, where 36 percent reside, México, where 11 percent reside and Guerrero, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico this last name exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Sereno Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sereno has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sereno last name rose 50,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sereno Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sereno surname are 8.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Sereno earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 33.87% less than the national average, earning €19,859 per year; in Norway they earn 28.07% less than the national average, earning 248,920 kr per year; in Peru they earn 55.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,564 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.03% less than the national average, earning $19,516,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.39% less than the national average, earning $37,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sereno Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sereno in the Russian language
Сереноsereno-
Sereno in the Arabic language
سيرينوsyrynw-

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