Snegir Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Snegir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snegir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5381:267,88728,036
Belarus411:231,73328,176
Kyrgyzstan231:259,68123,924
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Snegir (21) may also be a first name.

Snegir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snegir (Russian: Снегирь) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snegir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 523,789th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. Snegir is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Snegir live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most common given name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 538 people, or 1 in 267,887. In Russia Snegir is most numerous in: Moscow, where 16 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent are found. Besides Russia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 7 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 4 percent are found.

Snegir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Snegir surname is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Snegir last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 53.66% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snigir83874/
Snegyr833/
Sneger831/
Snesir831/
Snegirova8010/
Sznigir77169/
Shnigir7785/
Snigier7751/
Sneijer7724/
Snedger773/
Sneiger772/
Snigire771/
Sznigier7130/
Sinneger7128/
Chneguir7111/
Shneiser719/
Shneiger712/
Sznagier711/
Sneijere711/
Shneizer711/
Senneger710/
Shnetger710/
Sneitcer710/
Shneikher67252/
Schneiger67193/
Sniger6790/
Sinnegger6784/
Snijer6762/
Snicer6752/
Schnetger6735/
Snycer6715/
Snyser679/
Schneizer678/
Snoger677/
Snigirova676/
Snigyr675/
Schnieger673/
Snager673/
Snyger673/
Schneijer671/
Sniser671/
Shneicher671/
Schneicer671/
Znejir671/
Sneser671/
Schneiser671/
Shneiguer671/
Snizer670/
Schneager670/
Jneger670/
Snezer670/

Snegir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Snegir in the Russian language
Снегирьsnegir-

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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 Snegir
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