Snaif Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Snaif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snaif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine1461:31,1564,093
Jordan471:188,1379,239
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Snaif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snaif is held by more people in Palestine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Snaif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snaif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,118,459th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Snaif are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Levant.

This surname is most frequently held in Palestine, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 31,156. In Palestine Snaif is most numerous in: Salfit Governorate, where 68 percent are found and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 32 percent are found. Barring Palestine this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 22 percent are found and Iraq, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shnaif912/
Snaf896/
Snif894/
Sniff80505/
Snuif8025/
Snaaf804/
Hsnif803/
Shnaf802/
Snapf802/
Snafe802/
Snipf801/
Sneaf801/
Snifh801/
Snift801/
Snaff801/
Snaib801/
Sznaf801/
Snife800/
Snifs800/
Shnaaf7386/
Snuijf737/
Chnaif736/
Sinnif735/
Shnaib735/
Sneadf731/
Shneif731/
Schnaf730/
Sneiff730/
Scnipf730/
Znaf67192/
Schnapf6799/
Snab6799/
Snib6733/
Snaw6717/
Schnafe673/
Sniw672/
Snef672/
Snav671/
Chnaiaf671/
Snyf671/
Cnif671/
Schnipf670/
Schnoif670/
Schniff670/
Sehenaf670/
Schnaff670/
Senniff670/

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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 Snaif
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