Sniper Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Sniper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sniper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel481:178,28417,874
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Sniper (919) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snipper92167/
Snaiper92141/
Shniper9297/
Sniperr921/
Snipe911,220/
Snippert86318/
Schniper8681/
Shnipper8633/
Shnaiper862/
Snipes8311,364/
Snippe832,310/
Snyper8351/
Sneper8322/
Snuper835/
Snipej831/
Snaipe831/
Schnipper80486/
Schnieper80302/
Schneiper804/
Scnhipper801/
Shnyper7725/
Snippes7720/
Shnipes7714/
Snayper771/
Snepere771/
Snippie771/
Snupper770/
Snepper770/
Schnippert7578/
Schniepper7544/
Shniperova7529/
Snype73191/
Snepe7312/
Snipa737/
Cnipe731/
Snipi731/
Schnippe71125/
Schneper718/
Shnayper717/
Snepherd712/
Scnepper712/
Sznajper711/
Chnipper711/
Schnipfe710/
Schnepper671,470/
Sneppe67244/
Snippa6721/
Schnupper6719/
Jennipher6714/
Snypez672/
Shnipa672/
Schnäpper671/
Schnejper671/

Sniper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sniper in the Russian language
Сниперsniper-

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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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  • 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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