Snelle Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Snelle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:594,86921,724
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Snelle (18) may also be a first name.

Snelle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Snelle (Russian: Снелле) is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Snelle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Snelle are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.

The last name Snelle is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 594,869. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: Perth and Kinross, where 89 percent are found and City of Edinburgh, where 11 percent are found. Not including Scotland this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Snelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Snelle has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Snelle surname increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sneller921,677/
Snellie9216/
Snelley9215/
Shnelle925/
Snaelle921/
Snellez921/
Jsnelle921/
Snele910/
Schnelle866,762/
Shneller8610/
Szneller867/
Snella83330/
Senlle83257/
Snelly8336/
Snelli8313/
Sneall832/
Sneyle831/
Sneill831/
Sneele830/
Schnuelle80221/
Schnelley800/
Schnnelle800/
Šneller7738/
Snyller773/
Schnlle772/
Zneller772/
Senlley770/
Snilley770/
Sniller770/
Schnelller751/
Sinle7362/
Sneal7316/
Sneil7314/
Senle7311/
Snile732/
Snhel731/
Šnele731/
Snyle731/
Jennelle71383/
Schnelli71282/
Schnülle71127/
Schneele71119/
Schnelly7165/
Schnehle7115/
Sinnelli717/
Sinnelly715/
Ginnelle714/
Chneller711/
Schneill711/
Gennelle711/
Jynnelle711/
Schnille711/
Sennille710/
Schnöller67131/
Sinley67110/
Söhnle6765/
Sinlee6759/
Snesil6721/
Senley6719/
Schnäller6718/
Senlee6718/
Šnelly679/
Senleh675/
Sinnle674/
Cneill673/
Sienle672/
Soenle672/
Sneetl671/
Shnley671/
Sneelh671/
Ginnelley671/
Schnetlet671/
Snless671/
Sinlly671/
Jinlle671/
Cinnelley671/
Cnlley671/
Genlle671/
Schniller671/
Snaile671/
Senlea671/
Snaill671/
Schnle671/
Schnüller671/
Snisel671/
Shnles670/
Snetil670/
Scnley670/
Sneald670/
Shnler670/
Shneal670/

Snelle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Snelle in the Russian language
Снеллеsnelle-

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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 Snelle
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