Shnitke Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Shnitke Surname Definition:
(from a place name) From Sznitki, a town in Lithuania.
Shnitke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Shnitke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) From Sznitki, a town in Lithuania.
Shnitke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shnitke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shnitke (Russian: Шнитке) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shnitke? popularity and diffusion
Shnitke is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Shnitke live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Shnitke is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 6,005,127. In Russia Shnitke is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 42 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 17 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent live. Beside Russia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Transnistria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shnitke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shnitke in the Russian language | ||
| Шнитке | snitke | - |
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Footnotes
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