Sneesby Surname

439,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sneesby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sneesby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2701:99,98411,306
England2131:261,58720,867
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Canada621:594,28449,093
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland91:594,86921,724
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Sneesby Last Name Facts

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

Sneesby is found most in Australia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sneesby.

How Common Is The Last Name Sneesby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 439,664th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,355,001 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 36 percent of Sneesby live; 36 percent live in Australasia and 36 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 99,984. In Australia Sneesby is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 66 percent are found, Queensland, where 21 percent are found and Victoria, where 10 percent are found. Besides Australia this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Sneesby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sneesby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sneesby last name grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 817 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sneesby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sneesby surname are 18.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sneesby earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning R 260,544 per year; in United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.12% less than the national average, earning $45,153 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snesby920/
Sneasby860/
Snessby860/
Senneby7123/
Schneby711/
Sneebie710/
Sneve67398/
Shnebesh674/
Schneebi671/
Snevy671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sneesby
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