Snikere Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Snikere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snikere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3131:6,550913
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Sniķere (5) are calculated separately.

Snikere Last Name Facts

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

Snikere is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sniķere. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snikere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Snikere is the 858,879th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname Snikere is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Snikere live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 6,550. In Latvia Snikere is mostly found in: Latgale, where 41 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 36 percent live and Vidzeme, where 14 percent live. Excluding Latvia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Snikere
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