Snail Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Snail Surname Definition:

Isobell Snaill had a lease of the lands of Balbuchty, 1585, and John Snaill of Lempottis is mentioned in the same year (Scon, p. 224). Perhaps a variant of Snell, which see.

Snail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Israel91:950,84857,975
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Snail (37) may also be a first name.

Snail Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Isobell Snaill had a lease of the lands of Balbuchty, 1585, and John Snaill of Lempottis is mentioned in the same year (Scon, p. 224). Perhaps a variant of Snell, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Snail Last Name Facts

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

Snail occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Snail.

How Common Is The Last Name Snail? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Snail reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 37 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa Snail is mostly found in: Free State, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 40 percent are found and Western Cape, where 2 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Snail Last Name Statistics demography

Snail earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.26% less than the national average, earning R 182,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snasil912/
Shnail911/
Snaill911/
Snaile911/
Snajil911/
Snal891,209/
Snall80102/
Shnal8068/
Sneal8016/
Sneil8014/
Snaul8012/
Snhal806/
Sniel805/
Snale803/
Snael802/
Sznal802/
Jnail802/
Snile802/
Sngal801/
Snaal801/
Sngil801/
Snalt800/
Schnaitl77336/
Snehal73240/
Snacel7370/
Snitil7357/
Snítil7351/
Snasel7337/
Schnal7329/
Snasle7328/
Snesil7321/
Shnall7320/
Snašel7314/
Sennal7310/
Snoijl739/
Snaell738/
Sinnal737/
Snallh733/
Sneall732/
Snayal732/
Snahal732/
Snahul731/
Snajul731/
Snisel731/
Snauel731/
Sgnale731/
Shnaul731/
Sneill731/
Hsnale731/
Shneal730/
Sneald730/
Snetil730/
Schnautil711/
Schnall671,071/
Snajleh67391/
Snaallh67126/
Schneil6755/
Cnal6738/
Sneyile6711/
Sinnhal6711/
Šnautil678/
Schnatl677/
Znal672/
Schniel671/
Jnal671/
Snesiel671/
Snaszel671/
Schnahl671/
Schnald670/
Schnael670/

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