Snelly Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

Snelly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Šnelly (9) are calculated separately.

Snelly (20) may also be a first name.

Snelly Last Name Facts

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

Snelly is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Šnelly. For other potential spellings of Snelly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snelly? popularity and diffusion

Snelly is the 3,274,477th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Snelly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Snelly are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous forename globally, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Snelly is most frequent in: Ohio, where 90 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Georgia, where 3 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Snelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Snelly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Snelly last name fell 24 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Snelly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Snelly last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the party.

Snelly earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning $43,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šnelly949/
Snelley9215/
Schnelly8665/
Sinnelly865/
Snella83330/
Snelle8322/
Snelli8313/
Sinlly831/
Schnelley800/
Sneller771,677/
Snellie7716/
Shnelle775/
Snaelle771/
Jsnelle771/
Snellez771/
Snilley770/
Senlley770/
Schnelle716,762/
Schnelli71282/
Shneller7110/
Sinnelli717/
Szneller717/
Cennelly710/
Senlle67257/
Schnuelle67221/
Sinley67110/
Senley6719/
Sennly6712/
Sinloy6712/
Sinlay676/
Senluy672/
Ginnelley671/
Shnley671/
Cinnelley671/
Cnlley671/
Sinlyi671/
Senlay671/
Schnnelle670/
Scinly670/
Ginnellay670/
Scnley670/

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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 Snelly
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