Snoek Surname

102,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Snoek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snoek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,7181:4,542454
South Africa3441:157,49317,756
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Germany1111:725,27454,868
Canada841:438,63838,170
England371:1,505,89364,828
Australia361:749,88148,970
Belgium251:459,86646,150
France151:4,428,181244,602
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Norway91:571,36544,190
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Snoek (12) may also be a first name.

Snoek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snoek 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 Snoek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,489th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,585,628 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Snoek reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Snoek is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,718 people, or 1 in 4,542. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 27 percent live, South Holland, where 25 percent live and North Brabant, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Snoek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Snoek surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Snoek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.71% more than the national average, earning 438,501 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.62% less than the national average, earning R 141,108 per year; in United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $51,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snoeck912,649/
Snoekx91217/
Snoyek918/
Snoeke911/
Snoekc911/
Snok890/
Snoecks831/
Snook8016,195/
Sneek80619/
Shnok8024/
Snoex807/
Sneak805/
Snaek804/
Snnok801/
Snouk801/
Schnoeck774/
Snoeková771/
Znojek73917/
Snooke73273/
Snouck7395/
Schnok7346/
Snoecx7344/
Znoyek7318/
Snieck735/
Shneik733/
Shnock733/
Snocck732/
Sneyuk732/
Sneick732/
Snoikh731/
Snaeke731/
Snajek731/
Snoock731/
Snehak731/
Schnoetke712/
Schnock67856/
Snog6768/
Schnook6730/
Snuk6729/
Sinnaek6713/
Shneiak678/
Shnoukh674/
Schneek672/
Snokova672/
Schniek671/
Scneick671/
Schnaek671/
Sennouk671/

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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 Snoek
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