Snigh Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Snigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2331:3,292,12695,646
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Snigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Snigh (Hindi: सिंह) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Snigh.

How Common Is The Last Name Snigh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,052,587th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Snigh are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 3,292,126. In India Snigh is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 32 percent live, Bihar, where 27 percent live and West Bengal, where 9 percent live. Apart from India it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Snigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Snigh has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shnigh912/
Snig8918/
Snieg80227/
Snigg8028/
Shnig8018/
Sneig806/
Snjgh805/
Hsnig803/
Snegh802/
Schőnigh771/
Sinnig73331/
Sniggs7346/
Sznieg734/
Snaikh733/
Schnig733/
Sennig732/
Snigue731/
Shnikh731/
Snoikh731/
Snickg731/
Snik67264/
Schőnig6729/
Sneg6717/
Schneig674/
Snix674/
Snhc672/
Jnig671/
Snigova671/
Sneigue671/
Soennig671/
Cnig671/
Snhq671/
Snjg671/
Schnieg670/
Schnnig670/

Snigh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Snigh in the Hindi language
सिंहsinha-

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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 Snigh
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