Šnek Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šnek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šnek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Snek (27) are calculated separately.

Šnek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šnek (Arabic: سنعك, Hindi: स्नेक) occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Snek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šnek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šnek is the 2,530,696th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Šnek is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šnek are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Šnek is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 265,837. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 28 percent live, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 25 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 13 percent live. Not including Czechia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 29 percent live and Slovenia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snek9227/
Xnek751/
Jnek751/
Šneková7359/
Sneek67619/
Sneck67338/
Shnek67295/
Sznek67122/
Sneke6758/
Sneak675/
Snekh672/
Zneik671/
Øznek671/
Sneks671/
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Šnek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Šnek in the Hindi language
स्नेकsneka-
Šnek in the Arabic language
سنعكsnk-

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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 Šnek
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