Snavely Surname

99,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Snavely Surname User-submission:

The origin of this last name is German. It's derived from the German word for 'snow', which is 'schnee'.

Snavely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7491:76,3238,733
Panama111:355,6607,645
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0031:50,0685,695

Snavely Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of this last name is German. It's derived from the German word for 'snow', which is 'schnee'.

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Snavely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snavely is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snavely? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 99,230th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,527,147 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Snavely live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4,749 people, or 1 in 76,323. In The United States Snavely is most common in: California, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Snavely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Snavely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Snavely last name expanded 473 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Snavely Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Snavely are 23.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.78% being registered with the political party.

Snavely earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $42,936 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snaveley935/
Sneavely930/
Shnavely930/
Snaively930/
Snavelly930/
Schnavely883/
Snabely861/
Snovely861/
Snavily860/
Snavele860/
Snawely860/
Snabealy801/
Schnabely750/
Snovelle6750/
Schnabele6347/
Schnaibele591/
Schnavilge590/
Snoville531/
Snabilië531/

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