Schnieper Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schnieper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnieper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2851:28,8174,395
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Schnieper Last Name Facts

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

Schnieper is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnieper? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schnieper is the 889,654th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Schnieper are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 28,817. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Lucerne, where 53 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent reside and Canton of Zug, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Schnieper Last Name Statistics demography

Schnieper earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.92% more than the national average, earning $76,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schniepper9544/
Schniper9481/
Schneper948/
Schnepper891,470/
Schnipper89486/
Schneiper894/
Schnejper891/
Shniper8897/
Schnippert8478/
Shnipper8233/
Scnepper822/
Shnaiper822/
Chnipper821/
Sniper8055/
Sneper8022/
Schnupper7819/
Schnäpper781/
Scnhipper781/
Snipper75167/
Snaiper75141/
Shnyper7525/
Cnepper751/
Sniperr751/
Snepere751/
Snepper750/
Shniperova7429/
Snippert71318/
Shnayper717/
Snepherd712/
Zniepert711/
Snyper6751/
Snuper675/
Shnypyr6321/
Jenniepher631/
Sniepis631/
Snayper631/
Snupper630/
Genneper5980/
Sznajper591/
Jennipher5614/
Jennepher564/
Šniepis502/

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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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  • 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 Schnieper
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