Snyder Surname

2,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216,025 people bear this surname

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

Snyder Surname Definition:

= Snider, q.v.

Snyder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States208,0291:1,742144
Canada4,5911:8,0261,187
South Africa6191:87,52510,755
Liberia3671:12,0121,295
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Philippines2701:374,95649,264
Australia2221:121,60213,381
Thailand1631:433,36475,990
England1621:343,93925,007
Mexico1581:785,60911,559
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Netherlands951:177,76025,545
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Israel501:171,15317,369
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Singapore391:141,2236,278
France371:1,795,209158,669
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Puerto Rico241:147,9221,914
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Sweden211:468,89333,666
China201:68,366,0783,721
United States Virgin Islands171:6,493987
Guam161:10,0081,526
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Norway121:428,52437,411
India101:76,706,538639,611
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Panama101:391,2268,067
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Wales81:386,81619,671
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States46,9571:1,06984

Snyder (1,078) may also be a first name.

Snyder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Snider, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch) One who made outer garments, a tailor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German.) From Schneider, a tailor.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Snyder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snyder (Arabic: سنيدر, Russian: Снйдер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snyder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,569th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 33,735 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Snyder are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 243,369th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 1,078 people.

Snyder is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 208,029 people, or 1 in 1,742. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 112 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Snyder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Snyder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Snyder surname increased 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 4,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Snyder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Snyder surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Snyder surname are 19.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Snyder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning 336,154 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 92.16% more than the national average, earning R 456,648 per year; in United States they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $43,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $52,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snydert92107/
Shnyder9266/
Snayder9262/
Sneyder9246/
Sznyder926/
Snydder922/
Snydeer922/
Ssnyder921/
Snyderr921/
Snyderz921/
Snhyder920/
Scnyder920/
Snydher920/
Snydier920/
Shnayder8632,991/
Schnyder866,549/
Shneyder864,243/
Sznayder8619/
D'Snyder861/
Scnayder861/
Sneyjder861/
Snider8350,546/
Cnyder835/
Sneder833/
Znyder833/
Snhder831/
Schnayder8034/
Shneydere801/
Snijder774,310/
Sneider771,547/
Snaider77776/
Snieder77564/
Shnider77315/
Snajder77183/
Sneader7740/
Sneeder7733/
Snejder7721/
Scneder779/
Scnider778/
Shneder776/
Sznider776/
Snedder774/
Snidder773/
Snedger773/
Snnider772/
Snidere772/
Snideer771/
Snidger770/
Sniderd770/
Schxnayder751/
Shchneyder751/
Schnneyder751/
Sznajder715,079/
Schnider713,851/
Shnaider713,207/
Shneider711,264/
Szneider71461/
Sneidere71355/
Sznejder71274/
Sneijder71225/
Sznaider71185/
Scneider71169/
Schneder71132/
Shneyderova7168/
Snaidere7152/
Schønheyder7144/
Schníder7126/
Shnieder7112/
Shnayderova716/
Schnéder712/
Snaijder712/
Scnaider711/
Snheider711/
Schnyderová711/
Scnajder711/
Chnayder711/
Sneidher711/
Scnnider710/
Shneader710/
Schneider67753,727/
Schnieder674,583/
Schnaider671,855/
Žnider67141/
Schnejder6795/
Schnidger6747/
Jnider6747/
Znider6728/
Šníder6728/
Schneader6726/
Schnedier6722/
Schnajder6712/
Schnidder679/
Schnijder677/
Scnneider676/
Schneuder675/
Schnedeir673/
Schneyderová672/
Shchnider672/
Schnedher672/
Schnoider672/
Schnetder672/
Schngider672/
Sniderová671/
Schneeder671/
Snidir671/
Sniderova671/
Shneiderr671/
Schneyderova671/
Scneideir671/
Scneidher671/
Schnhider671/
Schnideir671/
Shnneider671/
Schnnider670/
Schnidier670/
Schnidere670/
Schnesder670/

Snyder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Snyder in the Russian language
Снйдерsnjder-
Snyder in the Arabic language
سنيدرsnydr-
سنايدرsnaydr-
سيندرsyndr-
سندرsndr-

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