Schnepel Surname

216,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schnepel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnepel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4211:56,6547,312
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Schnepel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schnepel has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Schnepel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnepel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 216,830th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,851,768 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Schnepel live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schnepel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,421 people, or 1 in 56,654. In Germany Schnepel is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 20 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Schnepel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schnepel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schnepel last name rose 1,410 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schnepel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schnepel last name are 27.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schnepel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.32% more than the national average, earning R 262,152 per year and in United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,041 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schneppel9471/
Schneipel9413/
Schnaepel941/
Schnoepel941/
Shnepel932/
Schneppelt8913/
Schnneppel891/
Schnöpel8825/
Schnäpel8822/
Schnapel882/
Schneppeldt841/
Schnippel82125/
Schnappel8211/
Shnipel805/
Schnoppl752/
Snopel7154/
Snapeel671/
Snappell631/
Snopl6234/

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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
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  • 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 Schnepel
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