Snäll Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Snäll Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Snäll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3331:29,5702,409
Finland1331:41,3295,200
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Snäll Last Name Facts

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

Snäll is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snäll? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 643,972nd most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Snäll are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Snäll is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 29,570. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Norrbotten County, where 29 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 14 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Sweden this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 28 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 0 percent reside.

Snäll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Snäll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Snäll last name declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snell8048,166/
Senll803/
Snill800/
Snl754/
Shnell7372/
Snaell738/
Scnell738/
Schnll732/
Jsnell731/
Snuell731/
Sneell730/
Snnell730/
Shnill730/
Schnell6733,869/
Snel675,505/
Schnöll67877/
Schnüll67197/
Sinl67177/
Sennell6772/
Sånnell6713/
Sinnell676/
Snil676/
Snyl674/
Shnl673/
Schnill673/
Cnll673/
Scnl672/
Senl672/
Jnll671/
Zsnl671/
Sznl671/
Sennill671/
Snlh671/
Snld671/
Sönl671/
Sinnill670/

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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 Snäll
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