Sniper Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Sniper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52 | 1:965,744 | 57,486 |
Sniper (919) may also be a first name.
Sniper Demographics
Average Male Sniper Height
176.85 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sniper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sniper Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sniper (Russian: Снипер) is most common in Israel. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sniper? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sniper are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 267,324th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 919 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 178,284. In Israel it is most numerous in: Northern District, where 42 percent reside, Central District, where 38 percent reside and Haifa District, where 13 percent reside. Besides Israel it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snipper | 92 | 167 | / |
| Snaiper | 92 | 141 | / |
| Shniper | 92 | 97 | / |
| Sniperr | 92 | 1 | / |
| Snipe | 91 | 1,220 | / |
| Snippert | 86 | 318 | / |
| Schniper | 86 | 81 | / |
| Shnipper | 86 | 33 | / |
| Shnaiper | 86 | 2 | / |
| Snipes | 83 | 11,364 | / |
| Snippe | 83 | 2,310 | / |
| Snyper | 83 | 51 | / |
| Sneper | 83 | 22 | / |
| Snuper | 83 | 5 | / |
| Snipej | 83 | 1 | / |
| Snaipe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schnipper | 80 | 486 | / |
| Schnieper | 80 | 302 | / |
| Schneiper | 80 | 4 | / |
| Scnhipper | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shnyper | 77 | 25 | / |
| Snippes | 77 | 20 | / |
| Shnipes | 77 | 14 | / |
| Snayper | 77 | 1 | / |
| Snepere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Snippie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Snupper | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snepper | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schnippert | 75 | 78 | / |
| Schniepper | 75 | 44 | / |
| Shniperova | 75 | 29 | / |
| Snype | 73 | 191 | / |
| Snepe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Snipa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Cnipe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Snipi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schnippe | 71 | 125 | / |
| Schneper | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shnayper | 71 | 7 | / |
| Snepherd | 71 | 2 | / |
| Scnepper | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sznajper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chnipper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schnipfe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schnepper | 67 | 1,470 | / |
| Sneppe | 67 | 244 | / |
| Snippa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Schnupper | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jennipher | 67 | 14 | / |
| Snypez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shnipa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schnäpper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schnejper | 67 | 1 | / |
Sniper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sniper in the Russian language | ||
| Снипер | sniper | - |
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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 Sniper
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