Snyer Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Snyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Snyer Last Name Facts

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

Snyer is found most in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Snyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Snyer is the 973,426th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name Snyer occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Snyer reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 334,430. In South Africa Snyer is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 33 percent reside, Free State, where 27 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Namibia, where 10 percent reside.

Snyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Snyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Snyer surname rose 274 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Snyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Snyer last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Snyer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.17% more than the national average, earning R 295,068 per year and in United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snayer9186/
Snoyer9163/
Sneyer9114/
Snyoer915/
Snyher911/
Schnyer83138/
Shnayer8370/
Snoeyer8357/
Shneyer8351/
Snaayer8325/
Sznayer831/
Shnoyer830/
Snaer80273/
Snoer80200/
Snear80118/
Snier8092/
Sneer8053/
Snyir8033/
Sneir8013/
Sneur800/
Schneyer77635/
Schnayer7758/
Shneyyer776/
Schnoyer772/
Shnayoer771/
Schnuyer770/
Schnyoer770/
Snyhyr731,105/
Shneir73296/
Shnier73180/
Shneer73154/
Snehyr73126/
Snower73121/
Shneur7389/
Snijer7362/
Snayar7337/
Sniher7323/
Snauer7321/
Scnear7318/
Snajer7310/
Szneer734/
Snouer733/
Snehar732/
Shnaer732/
Snhear731/
Shnger731/
Scnier731/
Scneir731/
Sneure731/
Sneehr731/
Snaier731/
Snheer731/
Şneyer731/
Sneior731/
Snawer731/
Sneher731/
Znyher731/
Sneare730/
Snuerr730/
Snearr730/
Snyherova713/
Schnier672,358/
Schneir67259/
Schneer67249/
Shneier67108/
Schnuer6760/
Snigier6751/
Senneur6748/
Schnaer6738/
Snoijer6728/
Schneur6725/
Sneijer6724/
Snowert6724/
Sznajer6723/
Schnear6718/
Snigger6712/
Snaijer6712/
Schnoer678/
Snoeier677/
Schneyr677/
Shnaier675/
Shnehir674/
Shnawer674/
Snagger672/
Shneyerova672/
Sznejer672/
Shneior672/
Shneuer672/
Scnnier671/
Sinnier671/
Snauier671/
Snajeer671/
Shniere671/
Sznaier671/
Snaajer671/
Sennier670/

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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 Snyer
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