Señor Surname

295,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Spain

Señor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Señor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8051:125,76221,556
Spain4121:113,4768,955
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Senor (831), Sénor (5) & Šenor (1) are calculated separately.

Señor (96) may also be a first name.

Señor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Señor occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Senor, Sénor or Šenor. For other possible spellings of Señor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Señor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 295,590th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Señor reside; 62 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 968,397th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 96 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 805 people, or 1 in 125,762. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 49 percent reside, Davao Region, where 27 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 32 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Senor93831/
Señora911,595/
Señior9124/
Señoro912/
Señori911/
Sénor875/
Šenor871/
Señorio831/
Señorío831/
Señar801,864/
Señir8060/
Señer8058/
Sañor8046/
Señur801/
Siñor801/
Senior7329,220/
Senhor731,197/
Soñora73683/
Seanor73544/
Senour73491/
Señara73466/
Senoro73262/
Senori73189/
Senora73179/
Seinor73144/
Senore73103/
Senyor7376/
Seneor7372/
Senoir7337/
Senory7333/
Sóñora7331/
Sineor737/
Seenor737/
Sennor736/
Sueñer736/
Señiar733/
Seynor732/
Senoar732/
Siñori732/
Senoor731/
Seonar731/
Senoer731/
Señari731/
Señera731/
Señere731/
Señeri731/
Siñora731/
Senoru731/
Sehnor731/
Senaor731/
Sienor730/
Senhora674,562/
Senorio67662/
Sennour67660/
Senyour67128/
Senhori67114/
Seniour6755/
Seanior6740/
Se Noor6724/
Senhore6718/
Sonr6717/
Senyora6715/
Sienior6715/
Senoria6714/
Senr6713/
Seniore6713/
Seynour6712/
Seniora6712/
Senyoro678/
Seniori674/
Scenorr673/
Siñorio673/
Seanoir672/
Senoyer672/
Sennora672/
Seneior671/
Psenior671/
Saenora671/
Sauneor671/
Sceoner671/
Sineior671/
Seynore671/
Senhoro671/
Senoyar671/
Seynora671/
Senorre671/
Senyori671/
Seniior671/
Senhory671/
Seneour671/
Saenwor671/
Saenhor671/
Seinior670/
Sceanor670/
Seohner670/
Sennore670/
Senhour670/
Seionor670/
Sehnorr670/
Seenour670/
Scenior670/
Seunard500/

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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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  • 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 Señor
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