Snells Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Snells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Snells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snells occurs most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snells? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Snells live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States Snells is most prevalent in: Florida, where 25 percent live, Texas, where 21 percent live and South Carolina, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States Snells exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and Costa Rica, where 2 percent live.

Snells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Snells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Snells surname rose 154 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Snells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Snells last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

Snells earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.39% less than the national average, earning $28,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snels91985/
Schnells862/
Snälls8310/
Sniels831/
Sneels830/
Snls801/
Sennels77100/
Senlles772/
Snellez771/
Snelz734/
Sinls731/
Scnilles711/
Gennells711/
Ginnells710/
Jennells710/
Snøløs6739/
Snless671/
Shnles670/
Sinles670/
Senles670/

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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 Snells
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