Snepste Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Snepste Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Snepste Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2691:7,6211,102
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Šnepste (4) & Šņepste (1) are calculated separately.

Snepste Last Name Facts

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

The surname Snepste has its highest incidence in Latvia. It can also be found as: Šnepste or Šņepste. Click here for further possible spellings of Snepste.

How Common Is The Last Name Snepste? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 961,438th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name Snepste occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Snepste live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Snepste is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 7,621. In Latvia Snepste is primarily concentrated in: Latgale, where 48 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 39 percent live and Semigallia, where 9 percent live. Outside of Latvia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šnepste954/
Shnepste9318/
Šņepste901/
Snepsts86152/
Shnepst8624/
Snepsta862/
Snopste861/
Snapste861/
Snepsdts801/
Snipstead7523/
Šnepsta712/
Šnepsts712/
Šnapste711/
Šņepsts571/
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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 Snepste
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