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) occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sniper click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sniper? popularity and diffusion

Sniper is the 2,605,694th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Sniper reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 267,324th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 919 people.

The surname is most widespread in Israel, where it is carried 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. Without taking into account Israel this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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