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 most in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Schnaar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnaar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 36 percent of Schnaar reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa Schnaar is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 55 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and Western Cape, where 9 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Schnaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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