Snipes Surname

45,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Snipes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snipes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8121:33,5244,190
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Israel641:133,71314,383
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4601:34,3964,109

Snipes (31) may also be a first name.

Snipes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snipes is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snipes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,641st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 641,284 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Snipes are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 31 people.

The surname Snipes is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10,812 people, or 1 in 33,524. In The United States Snipes is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 18 percent reside, South Carolina, where 17 percent reside and Georgia, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 4 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Snipes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Snipes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 741 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Snipes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Snipes are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Snipes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.31% less than the national average, earning $38,699 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snippes9220/
Shnipes9214/
Snipies921/
Snipe911,220/
Snippe832,310/
Snypes8396/
Sniper8355/
Snupes831/
Snipej831/
Snaipe831/
Snipper77167/
Snaiper77141/
Shniper7797/
Snaipis771/
Sniperr771/
Sniepis771/
Snippie771/
Snype73191/
Snepe7312/
Snipa737/
Snipi731/
Cnipe731/
Schnippe71125/
Shnipper7133/
Shnaiper712/
Schnipfe710/
Sneppe67244/
Sneper6722/
Snippa6721/
Schneiper674/
Snypez672/
Shnipa672/

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Snipes Reference & Research

Snipes/Snipe/Snypes/ FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Snipes/Snipe/Snypes/ FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Snipes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis