Snitjer Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Snitjer Surname User-submission:
Snitjer is a Groningen (province in the Northen of the Netherlands) occupational surname, which comes from the North German occupational name Schnitger. Typically Groningen is the abundance of the north-eastern names ending in -ker or (especially after d, l, d and t) -(t)jer.
Snitjer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 158 | 1:106,881 | 17,196 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Snitjer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Snitjer is a Groningen (province in the Northen of the Netherlands) occupational surname, which comes from the North German occupational name Schnitger. Typically Groningen is the abundance of the north-eastern names ending in -ker or (especially after d, l, d and t) -(t)jer.
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Where Does The Last Name Snitjer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Snitjer is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Snitjer? popularity and diffusion
Snitjer is the 1,321,499th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Snitjer is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Snitjer live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 106,881. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Groningen, where 51 percent reside, Gelderland, where 12 percent reside and Utrecht, where 9 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent reside and Scotland, where 2 percent reside.
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