Şenlik Surname

98,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şenlik Surname User-submission:

The surname Şenlik (Senlik) means 'festival', 'conviviality' and 'glorification' in Turkish. It stands for a joyful time to celebrate.

Şenlik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4,8341:16,0991,971
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Senlik (50) are calculated separately.

Şenlik (72) may also be a first name.

Şenlik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Şenlik (Senlik) means 'festival', 'conviviality' and 'glorification' in Turkish. It stands for a joyful time to celebrate.

- gulsum

Şenlik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Şenlik has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also appear as: Senlik. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şenlik? popularity and diffusion

Şenlik is the 98,071st most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,506,937 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Şenlik live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Şenlik is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 72 people.

Şenlik is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 4,834 people, or 1 in 16,099. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 11 percent live, Ankara Province, where 10 percent live and Hakkari Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Turkey this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Senlik9450/
Şinlik83246/
Cenlik831/
Senlick7713/
Shenlik772/
Senlek672/
Sinlik671/
Saenlek6239/
Szynlik622/
Szemlik622/
Chemlick576/
Sinlek50152/
Cemlek5035/
Semlic5032/
Zenłek501/
Çemlek501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Şenlik
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