Snyman Surname

17,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Snyman Surname Definition:

“Cutter” in Dutch.

Snyman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa29,4721:1,838228
England2621:212,66418,215
Australia2131:126,74013,853
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
Namibia1171:20,5933,566
Canada711:518,95243,932
Lesotho371:54,9348,266
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Wales101:309,45316,869
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tonga11:107,313791
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Snyman (234) may also be a first name.

Snyman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Cutter” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Snyman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Snyman is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snyman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,881st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 235,828 people. The surname Snyman is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Snyman live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 585,759th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 234 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 29,472 people, or 1 in 1,838. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Western Cape, where 21 percent reside and North West, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Snyman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Snyman last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Snyman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.95% more than the national average, earning R 382,488 per year; in United States they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $44,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 59.4% more than the national average, earning $79,194 CAD per year.

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