Snam Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Snam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
India121:63,922,115578,870
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Snam (59) may also be a first name.

Snam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snam (Hindi: स्नम, Marathi: सोनम) is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Snam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,315,412th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Snam is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Snam live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 59 people.

Snam is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 416,752. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 18 percent reside and North West, where 8 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Snam exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 7 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Snam Last Name Statistics demography

Snam earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.16% less than the national average, earning R 94,680 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sngam8954/
Snamd8948/
Shnam898/
Snaim898/
Hsnam891/
Snaam891/
Sennam80118/
Sinnam8075/
Snaume801/
Snaham801/
Snasim801/
Schnam800/
Snan7523,010/
Znam7514/
Snom755/
Cnam751/
Saennam731,062/
Senneam7333/
Sinneam7311/
Snaseem732/
Snamova731/
Schnamm731/
Sneum6774/
Shnan6751/
Sngan6734/
Snane6724/
Snang6724/
Snain6719/
Snøan6718/
Hsnan6713/
Chnam6710/
Snoum675/
Snnan675/
Snaun675/
Sngom672/
Sgnan672/
Snant671/
Snanh671/
Jnamk671/
Snome671/
Snaan671/
Ssnan671/
Snann670/
Snank670/
Snean670/

Snam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Snam in the Hindi language
स्नमsnama-
Snam in the Marathi language
सोनमsonama66.67
सनामsanama33.33

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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 Snam
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