Şensoy Surname

47,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Şensoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şensoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey10,7641:7,230992
Northern Cyprus1471:2,170263
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

The alternate forms: Sensoy (317) & Şenşoy (1) are calculated separately.

Şensoy (48) may also be a first name.

Şensoy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Şensoy is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sensoy or Şenşoy. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Şensoy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Şensoy is the 47,410th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 667,480 people. Şensoy occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Şensoy are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name globally, borne by 48 people.

This surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 10,764 people, or 1 in 7,230. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 31 percent are found, Ordu Province, where 12 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Turkey Şensoy is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found and Kosovo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sensoy94317/
Şenşoy941/
Şensay831/
Shensoy7716/
Saensoy771/
Senso732,742/
Censo73349/
Zenso7337/
Sensy7320/
Censy738/
Xenso731/
Sensey67285/
Sensou67207/
Cinsoy67191/
Şencay67190/
Saenso67145/
Şensiz67101/
Sensot6762/
Şensez6753/
Sinsoy6744/
Sensay6739/
Sensio6736/
Censio6720/
Sensoz6714/
Sensod6713/
Censey6713/
Cemsoy678/
Chenso677/
Chensy674/
Sensys673/
Zensou672/
Censay672/
Sensoo672/
Sensho672/
Şensaz671/
Shensy671/
Sehnso671/
Zinsoy671/
Sensuo671/
Scensy671/
Sensoi671/
Shenso671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Şensoy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis