Snake Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Snake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Zimbabwe1311:117,84915,993
Canada681:541,84745,466
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Snake (449) may also be a first name.

Snake Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snake (Arabic: سنيك, Russian: Снаке) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snake? popularity and diffusion

The last name Snake is the 497,277th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. The last name Snake occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Snake live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Snake is also the 403,949th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 449 people.

The last name Snake is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Snake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Snake has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Snake surname fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Snake Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Snake earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.15% less than the national average, earning R 87,564 per year and in Canada they earn 11.79% less than the national average, earning $43,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snaike91205/
Snakey9114/
Snacke919/
Snnake911/
Snakhe911/
Shnake911/
Snaeke911/
Snayke911/
Sngake911/
Snak89416/
Schnake831,053/
Snackey8357/
Snakker8328/
Snacker8315/
Snakher839/
Shnacke831/
Snaikie831/
Snoke801,158/
Snaak80110/
Snack8059/
Sneke8058/
Sznak8021/
Snaka8014/
Snaik807/
Sneak805/
Snnak804/
Shnak803/
Snike802/
Znake801/
Snatk801/
Snakk801/
Snaky801/
Snaki801/
Hsnak801/
Snace800/
Snask800/
Schnacke77169/
Sennaike7759/
Schnakey772/
Schnaker772/
Snaikher771/
Schnauke771/
Snaaikie771/
Sneadker770/
Snachker770/
Snagkett770/
Snaiki73727/
Snaqer73380/
Snooke73273/
Sığnak73171/
Snache73138/
Snacki73120/
Sinnak7362/
Schnak7357/
Sennak7323/
Snäcke7319/
Snacky739/
Szneke737/
Snakka736/
Snacka734/
Snaikh733/
Snokes732/
Scnack731/
Scnauk731/
Snocke731/
Shnack731/
Shnaki731/
Snakai731/
Snoeke731/
Snakha731/
Sneaky731/
Snekey731/
Tcnake731/
Shnakh731/
Snecke730/
Snikey730/
Snacey730/
Snicke730/
Snauck730/
Schnacker71226/
Schnaiker715/
Sennayake714/
Sennnaike711/
Schnackes711/
Schnaucke710/
Schnack672,606/
Znak671,940/
Schnaak67183/
Schnoke67127/
Senneke67126/
Sığınak67107/
Snocker6762/
Snaková6747/
Snac6732/
Schneke6722/
Sinnack6720/
Schnöke6714/
Snakova6712/
Jnak6710/
Sennack678/
Saennak678/
Snookie676/
Sznacki675/
Snag674/
Snocket673/
Sinnaik673/
Jinnake671/
Sneakys671/
Snehakj671/
Snaq671/
Shnakht671/
Zimnake671/
Sénneke671/
Sünneke671/
Snax671/
Xnak671/
Cnak671/
Snok670/
Snockey670/
Schnaik670/
Schnaka670/
Schnaky670/

Snake Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Snake in the Russian language
Снакеsnake-
Snake in the Arabic language
سنيكsnyk-

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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 Snake
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