Séné Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Séné Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Séné Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France461:1,443,972140,296
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Séne (70), Sené (45), Sene (257,225), Sène (58), Señé (4), Sēne (2), Šéne (1), Sêne (1) & Šene (1) are calculated separately.

Séné Last Name Facts

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

The last name Séné is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Séne, Sené, Sene, Sène, Señé, Sēne, Šéne, Sêne or Šene. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Séné? popularity and diffusion

Séné is the 2,414,640th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Séné occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Séné are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Séné is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,443,972. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 65 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent live and Brittany, where 4 percent live. Aside from France it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 13 percent live and Mauritania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séne9270/
Sené9245/
Sénés891/
Sénée891/
Sene83257,225/
Sène8358/
Señé834/
Sēne832/
Šéne831/
Sêne831/
Siné7523/
Séna7514/
Séni752/
Šene751/
Sény751/
Sényi67149/
Chéné67106/
Széni6796/
Séner6787/
Széna6740/
Senée6712/
Soiné6710/
Senés6710/
Seené675/
Sénès675/
Sénit671/
Shiné671/
Sinér671/
Sinée671/

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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
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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 Séné
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