Snayer Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

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

Snayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Snayer Last Name Facts

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

Snayer (Russian: Снайер) occurs most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Snayer.

How Common Is The Last Name Snayer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Snayer live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 773,967. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent reside, Western Cape, where 41 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Other than South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Snayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Snayer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Snayer surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Snayer Last Name Statistics demography

Snayer earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 144.06% more than the national average, earning R 579,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shnayer9270/
Sznayer921/
Snaer91273/
Snyer91266/
Schnayer8658/
Shnayoer861/
Snoyer8363/
Snayar8337/
Snauer8321/
Sneyer8314/
Snajer8310/
Shnaer832/
Snawer831/
Snaier831/
Schnyer77138/
Snoeyer7757/
Shneyer7751/
Schnaer7738/
Sznajer7723/
Shnaier775/
Shnawer774/
Snagger772/
Snauier771/
Snajeer771/
Snaajer771/
Sznaier771/
Shnoyer770/
Snair731,277/
Snoer73200/
Snear73118/
Snier7392/
Sneer7353/
Sneir7313/
Sneur730/
Schneyer71635/
Schnauer71121/
Schnaier7164/
Snawerdt7127/
Schnoyer712/
Snauwert711/
Shnayoor711/
Sznagier711/
Schnuyer710/
Shneir67296/
Shnier67180/
Shneer67154/
Snehyr67126/
Snower67121/
Shneur6789/
Snijer6762/
Snajre6730/
Scnear6718/
Cnayar6712/
Šnauer677/
Szneer674/
Snouer673/
Snehar672/
Znayor672/
Snaire672/
Snajor672/
Sgnair671/
Snajar671/
Snaiar671/
Snhear671/
Sneior671/
Şneyer671/
Snheer671/
Sneehr671/
Sneure671/
Schőnauer671/
Scneir671/
Sneare670/
Snuerr670/
Snearr670/
Snaihr670/

Snayer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Snayer in the Russian language
Снайерsnajer-

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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 Snayer
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