Sneedon Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

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

Sneedon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sneedon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa601:902,96258,308
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sneedon Last Name Facts

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

Sneedon is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sneedon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sneedon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Sneedon is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Sneedon are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Sneedon is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 902,962. In South Africa Sneedon is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Sneedon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sneedon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sneedon Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sneedon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.81% more than the national average, earning R 391,656 per year and in United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sneeddon932/
Snedon927/
Sneddon8611,588/
Snoedon862/
Snedoon862/
Sneadon861/
Cneedon861/
Snadon7794/
Snidon772/
Snydon771/
Snedan770/
Snodon770/
Snaddon71624/
Snoddon71416/
Snaydon7116/
Sneddan710/
Sniddon710/
Shneidan672/
Sneedham671/
Schneidan630/
Jnedan621/
Snidan620/
Snydom620/
Snodan620/
Snydan620/
Snadhan574/
Snaddan571/
Snoudan571/
Snoddan570/
Sinnadan531/

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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 Sneedon
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