Snellen Surname

268,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Snellen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7921:21,3223,379
United States5371:674,97053,756
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Oman41:921,9937,313
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Snellen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Snellen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snellen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 268,717th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,018,971 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Snellen are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Snellen is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 792 people, or 1 in 21,322. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 35 percent live, Limburg, where 27 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Snellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Snellen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 826 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Snellen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Snellen surname are 32.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Snellen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.59% more than the national average, earning $51,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.7% more than the national average, earning $64,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snelleng931/
Schnellen88145/
Snellin8696/
Snelling8011,393/
Snellink80338/
Snellinc801/
Senlen774/
Sinlen771/
Shnlen770/
Sneelling750/
Snln731/
Scenlen710/
Soehnlen67368/
Snilling670/
Chnellin670/

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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 Snellen
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