Snel Surname

87,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Snel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,3781:3,857361
South Africa4411:122,85214,516
Belgium2621:43,8807,161
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Australia711:380,22131,281
Canada511:722,46357,796
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
England261:2,143,00282,017
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Denmark81:705,58939,626
France71:9,488,960336,266
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
India51:153,413,076951,030
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Šnel (8) & Şnel (1) are calculated separately.

Snel (555) may also be a first name.

Snel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Snel (Hindi: स्नेल) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Šnel or Şnel. For other possible spellings of Snel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,388th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,323,805 people. The surname Snel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Snel are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Snel is also the 357,157th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 555 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 4,378 people, or 1 in 3,857. In The Netherlands Snel is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 25 percent reside, North Holland, where 24 percent reside and Utrecht, where 13 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Belgium, where 5 percent reside.

Snel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Snel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Snel last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Snel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Snel are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Snel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 8.16% less than the national average, earning R 218,256 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $41,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.84% more than the national average, earning $66,001 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šnel928/
Şnel921/
Snell8948,166/
Shnel89464/
Sznel89168/
Sneel8934/
Sniel895/
Snehl892/
Snael892/
Scnel892/
Snelp891/
Snelt890/
Snl864/
Schnel80179/
Shnell8072/
Sennel8010/
Snaell808/
Scnell808/
Shnuel803/
Jsnell801/
Snuell801/
Sneelh801/
Sneell800/
Snnell800/
Sinl75177/
Snil756/
Snyl754/
Shnl753/
Scnl752/
Senl752/
Cnel752/
Sznl751/
Snlh751/
Snld751/
Sönl751/
Zsnl751/
Jnel750/
Schnell7333,869/
Sennell7372/
Sånnell7313/
Schnesl737/
Sinnell736/
Schneel732/
Schneld731/
Schniel731/
Snelová731/
Senniel730/
Schnael730/
Sennuel730/
Snäll67471/
Sinnl6789/
Schnoell6735/
Jhnel6724/
Schnuell6717/
Sinlh673/
Senll673/
Saenl673/
Schnnell672/
Seenl671/
Hsnlh671/
Zneel671/
Jnell671/
Cneel671/
Xnell671/
Sngil671/
Sehnl671/
Shnyl671/
Schnellt670/
Znehl670/
Cnell670/
Scennell670/
Schniell670/
Snill670/

Snel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Snel in the Hindi language
स्नेलsnela-

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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 Snel
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