How common is the surname Sena?

7,597 people in the United States had the surname Sena in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,640 Americans. It ranked 4,669th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sena?

Dominic Sena, American film director, music video director, followed by Erica Sena.

Where is the surname Sena most common?

Wikidata records people named Sena in Brazil and the United States.

Is the surname Sena getting more or less common?

More common. 6,825 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,597 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Sena

A surname, carried by 7,597 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sena is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,597 people named Sena in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,640 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,825.

#4,669

rank among US surnames

7,597

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+11.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,746)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,660	Heflin	7,609	40,576
#4,661	Sparkman	7,607	40,587
#4,662	Zeng	7,605	40,598
#4,663	Reitz	7,604	40,603
#4,664	Silvers	7,602	40,614
#4,666	Osuna	7,601	40,619
#4,667	Folsom	7,598	40,635

Who is named Sena

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

60% of people named Sena identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 33% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 60%
White (not Hispanic) 33%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Senas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dominic Sena
American film director, music video director, born 1949
Erica Sena
Brazilian athletics competitor and racewalker (born 1985)
Marina Sena
Brazilian singer-songwriter, born 1996

Notable Senas come mostly from Brazil (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sena

Sena has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Questions

How common is the surname Sena?: 7,597 people in the United States had the surname Sena in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,640 Americans. It ranked 4,669th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sena?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Sena identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 33% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sena?: Dominic Sena, American film director, music video director, followed by Erica Sena.
Where is the surname Sena most common?: Wikidata records people named Sena in Brazil and the United States.
Is the surname Sena getting more or less common?: More common. 6,825 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,597 in 2010, up 11%.