Schnaar Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schnaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa671:808,62254,680
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
England231:2,422,52489,093
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schnaar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schnaar occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnaar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Schnaar live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Schnaar is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 55 percent are found, Gauteng, where 33 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Schnaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schnaar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schnaar last name rose 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 383 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schnaar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schnaar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.43% less than the national average, earning R 193,836 per year; in United States they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning $41,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.89% more than the national average, earning $67,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnaarz931/
Schnar9254/
Shnaar921/
Schnarr863,014/
Schnair8673/
Schnarz8639/
Schnaur8625/
Schnear8618/
Schnart861/
Schngar861/
Schnahr860/
Shnar83383/
Snaar83117/
Chnar836/
Schnarth801/
Schnardt801/
Schneare801/
Schnaire800/
Schnor77360/
Shnarr7761/
Chnard7727/
Scnear7718/
Schnór7710/
Chnnar777/
Snahar772/
Shnare772/
Chnarh772/
Shnnar772/
Chnare771/
Chnair771/
Shnarh771/
Scnarr771/
Shnart770/
Snar73583/
Cnar734/
Schnoor717,002/
Schnorr713,815/
Schneir71259/
Schnohr71129/
Schnore7180/
Schneur7125/
Sennaar7123/
Schønhardt7118/
Schneyr717/
Schnour716/
Schnarrová712/
Shnarre711/
Schnnor711/
Schnuor710/
Snare671,851/
Snarr671,573/
Snair671,277/
Snart67362/
Snear67118/
Shnor6774/
Shnarova6736/
Sznar6729/
Snahr6727/
Sngar6717/
Cnair6712/
Snarp677/
Cınar676/
Snard672/
Schnoore671/
Snhar671/
Chnor671/
Schneire671/
Snarh671/
S'chneir671/
Schnoorr671/
Znaar671/
Snarz670/
Schneihr670/

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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
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  • 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 Schnaar
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