Šnir Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šnir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šnir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Snir (317), Šnír (5) & Snír (1) are calculated separately.

Šnir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šnir is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Snir, Šnír or Snír. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šnir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Šnir occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šnir reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Šnir is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,544,490. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Pardubice Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Czechia it is found in one country. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snir92317/
Šnír925/
Šnitr8911/
Snír831/
Znir755/
Jnir751/
Šnyr751/
Šnirová731/
Snair671,277/
Jnair67103/
Snier6792/
Znair6759/
Šnytr6732/
Shnir6716/
Sneir6713/
Šneur6712/
Cnair6712/
Sznir679/
Chnir672/
Snitr671/
Snior671/
Jhnir671/
Snire671/

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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 Šnir
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