Snemyr Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Snemyr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snemyr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway441:116,87015,419
United States331:10,983,604436,696

Snemyr Last Name Facts

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

Snemyr is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Snemyr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Snemyr is the 2,152,526th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Snemyr is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Snemyr are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Snemyr is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 116,870. In Norway Snemyr is mostly concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 91 percent reside, Western Norway, where 5 percent reside and Central Norway, where 2 percent reside. Besides Norway it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside.

Snemyr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Snemyr surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Snemyr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning 370,457 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning $42,330 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sånemyr929/
Jennemyr7118/
Shneemir711/
Jängnemyr6717/
Snimer6714/
Snamir671/
Schnemmer671/
Zneimer6271/
Jennemer571/
Shnaimer571/
Gennheimer5013/
Znamer509/
Znymer509/
Zinnheimer501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Snemyr
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