Sneve Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sneve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sneve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2551:20,1662,586
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Sneve (10) may also be a first name.

Sneve Last Name Facts

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

Sneve is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sneve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 728,955th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Sneve live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name internationally, held by 10 people.

Sneve is most common in Norway, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 20,166. In Norway Sneve is most prevalent in: Northern Norway, where 32 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 31 percent reside and Central Norway, where 29 percent reside. Aside from Norway it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Sneve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sneve has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 921 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sneve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sneve surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sneve earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.53% more than the national average, earning 396,373 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $42,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning $57,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sneves914/
Snever912/
Sneive911/
Sneeve910/
Snevets837/
Sneaver830/
Sneiver830/
Snewe80236/
Snave8040/
Snive808/
Snove801/
Snevy801/
Sinnaeve771,799/
Schnever777/
Sinneave775/
Sennaeve771/
Sïnnaeve771/
Sneibe73781/
Sneïbe73169/
Sneuwe73115/
Sneewe7337/
Sneybe7319/
Snevhi734/
Sniver733/
Sneeva732/
Snavey731/
Snowee731/
Snives731/
Snivey731/
Sniebe731/
S'Nebe731/
Snewey731/
Sneava730/
Sneber730/
Snyver730/
Schneveis7111/
Schneiver717/
Shneyveys714/
Sneesby67779/
S'Neibe67435/
S'Neïbe6738/
Jenneve6737/
Shneeva6725/
S'Neybe6721/
Sinnewe6714/
Schneeveis678/
Sinnave674/
Schneiveis673/
Sneuwee673/
Snevajs672/
Shnevis672/
Snewess671/
Snevich671/
Shnevaj671/
Genneve671/
Schnebe670/
Sneebie670/

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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 Sneve
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