Shnyak Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Shnyak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 164 | 1:57,933 | 9,819 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
Shnyak Demographics
Shnyak Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Shnyak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shnyak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shnyak (Russian: Шняк) has its highest incidence in Belarus. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shnyak.
How Common Is The Last Name Shnyak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,055,483rd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. Shnyak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Shnyak live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Shnyak is most frequently used in Belarus, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 57,933. In Belarus Shnyak is primarily concentrated in: Vitebsk Region, where 85 percent are found, Minsk, where 12 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Belarus this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Shnyak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Christian (80%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shchnyak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shniak | 83 | 153 | / |
| Shnyag | 83 | 6 | / |
| Shnyakova | 80 | 100 | / |
| Shnihak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sniak | 73 | 89 | / |
| Snjak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Znyak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szniak | 67 | 12 | / |
| Snjack | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xjnyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snehak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schnjaack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shnhaq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimnyak | 62 | 3 | / |
| Zemnyak | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sienniak | 57 | 268 | / |
| Sniaszsk | 57 | 1 | / |
| Šniak | 55 | 41 | / |
| Sneag | 55 | 36 | / |
| Jnjak | 55 | 1 | / |
| Schønhaug | 53 | 14 | / |
| Schjønhaug | 50 | 12 | / |
| Sgnock | 50 | 0 | / |
Shnyak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shnyak in the Russian language | ||
| Шняк | snak | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shnyak
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