Sniers Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sniers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sniers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Sniërs (1) are calculated separately.

Sniers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sniers occurs most in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms: Sniërs. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sniers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sniers are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 8,945,051. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Other than Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 38 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sniërs941/
Snijers92289/
Sners9117/
Schniers86265/
Sneijers86236/
Snijgers861/
Sniggers860/
Snyers833,349/
Snoers8314/
Sneirs831/
Snijrs831/
Snears830/
Sneers830/
Snoeijers8095/
Schneiers801/
Sneyers771,655/
Snayers77184/
Sinners7744/
Senners7716/
Snejers773/
Snyhers772/
Snuyers771/
Schners771/
Snowers771/
Schnirs770/
Snurs731/
Snoeyers7119/
Sönnerås714/
Schneers712/
Shznners711/
Schneirs711/
Snayer's711/
Schnerrs710/
Schnears710/
Schnersch6734/
Snirch6710/
Snerch671/

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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 Sniers
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