Snowe Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Snowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1921:22,9612,269
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Canada391:944,75971,777
Ireland171:276,9969,887
England71:7,959,723202,100
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Snowé (1) are calculated separately.

Snowe (19) may also be a first name.

Snowe Last Name Facts

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

Snowe occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Snowé. Click here to see other possible spellings of Snowe.

How Common Is The Last Name Snowe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 749,861st most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. Snowe is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Snowe live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Snowe is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 22,961. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 81 percent reside, Grand Bassa County, where 13 percent reside and Margibi County, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Liberia it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Snowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Snowe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Snowe surname grew 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 283 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Snowe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Snowe surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Snowe surname are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Snowe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning $41,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $53,473 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snowé931/
Snowie91291/
Snowea9133/
Snowee911/
Snowes910/
Snoowe910/
Snow8998,265/
Snoe89381/
Snoweah8319/
Snowwer831/
Snoei80343/
Snowy80276/
Snoey80272/
Snewe80236/
Snobe8019/
Shnow805/
Snowh804/
Snowd803/
Snoie802/
Snowj801/
Snoee801/
Hsnow801/
Snove801/
Ssnow800/
Snoow800/
Snoiweah771/
Snoweiss771/
Shnoweth771/
Snover731,235/
Snoeij73393/
Sneuwe73115/
Sneewe7337/
Snewey731/
Snoves731/
Shnoje731/
D'Snow731/
Snawei731/
Snowai731/
Snoyes730/
Snyjoe730/
Schnow730/
Snawie730/
Snae674,489/
Snee672,495/
Snoj67561/
Snoy67172/
Sney6732/
Snea6731/
Snoijer6728/
Snowiss6728/
Snye6717/
Snaw6717/
Snou6715/
Sinnewe6714/
Snoa6710/
Snej677/
Sneu676/
Snei674/
Shnawey674/
Sneuwee673/
Znow672/
Sneuwer671/
Snie671/
Sinnawe671/
Snoi671/
Snowich671/
Znoe671/
Snoogie671/
Snue671/
Snoover670/

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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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  • 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 Snowe
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