Sàenz Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Sàenz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sàenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Saenz (175,787), Sáenz (1,040), Sàénz (1), Saénz (49), Saènz (3) & Saeñz (1) are calculated separately.

Sàenz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sàenz has its highest incidence in Guatemala. It can appear as a variant: Saenz, Sáenz, Sàénz, Saénz, Saènz or Saeñz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sàenz? popularity and diffusion

Sàenz is the 3,228,735th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Sàenz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Sàenz reside; 35 percent reside in Central America and 35 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

The surname is most common in Guatemala, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,010,334. In Guatemala Sàenz is most common in: Huehuetenango Department, where 50 percent live. Beside Guatemala Sàenz exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 22 percent live and Colombia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saenz93175,787/
Sáenz931,040/
Sàénz931/
Saénz8749/
Saènz873/
Saeñz871/
Soenz807/
Sàinz803/
Saenze7323/
Saentz7313/
Saennz736/
Saaenz733/
Saenzs733/
Sahenz732/
Sáennz731/
S'Aenz731/
Shahenz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sàenz
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