Sneap Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sneap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sneap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:306,14323,159
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262

Sneap Last Name Facts

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

Sneap occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sneap? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sneap is the 1,244,200th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Sneap are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 306,143. In England Sneap is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 26 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 15 percent are found and Devon, where 14 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Sneap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sneap has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sneap surname increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snep89318/
Snap8939/
Snea8931/
Snead8014,438/
Snape807,407/
Snapp805,795/
Sneha804,845/
Snoep80801/
Sneep80688/
Snepp80145/
Snaps8080/
Shnep8042/
Sneah8026/
Shnap8022/
Snepe8012/
Snaap808/
Sznap806/
Sneja803/
Sneua802/
Snapf802/
Snepf802/
Sneea801/
Snapt801/
Sneat801/
Sneps801/
Snapz801/
Snayp801/
Sneya800/
Sniea800/
Snaph800/
Sneip800/
Sna751,924/
Sne75167/
Sneppe73244/
Shnaps73218/
Snappe73187/
Sinnep7367/
Sinnap7357/
Sneads7328/
Snayps7327/
Szneps7324/
Shnapp7320/
Schnap7320/
Shneps7315/
Snapps7315/
Sznapp738/
Sznepf737/
Shnape735/
Shnepf734/
Sneeja733/
Sennap733/
Sneyup732/
Sneead731/
Schnep731/
Scnapp731/
Scnepf731/
Scnepp731/
Sneadd731/
Sneiha731/
Snieja731/
Snejad731/
Sznaps731/
Sinnea731/
Schnea730/
Sneatt730/
Schnepf675,089/
Snae674,489/
Sneh673,182/
Schnapp672,503/
Snee672,495/
Schnepp672,116/
Snay671,189/
Snip671,182/
Snai67566/
Snoe67381/
Snah67366/
Shna67255/
Snehova67212/
Snaa67186/
Snaj67158/
Schnapf6799/
Snab6799/
Sned6755/
Snga6755/
Snet6748/
Snat6738/
Zsna6735/
Snau6733/
Sney6732/
Snas6719/
Snye6717/
Shne6717/
Snyp6713/
Snad6711/
Snoa6710/
Jsna679/
Sner679/
Snehaja678/
Cnap678/
Hsna678/
Jnea677/
Snej677/
Šnep677/
Sneu676/
Snes676/
Snez676/
Snapova675/
Snehach675/
Schneph674/
Snei674/
Snhe674/
Schnepe673/
Snna673/
Sinneya673/
Schnaph672/
Sgna672/
Snge672/
Snaz672/
Dsne671/
Schnapt671/
Schnept671/
Snne671/
Senneah671/
Siennea671/
Šnap671/
Snue671/
Snaś671/
Snejaya671/
Schnaep671/
Schnaip671/
Scnnapp671/
Snhp671/
Snie671/
Snav671/
Szne671/
Ssne671/
Zsne671/
Dsna671/
Jnep671/
Schniep670/
Schnape670/
Schneab670/

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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 Sneap
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