Snellman (surname)

Snellman is a Swedish-language surname, more common in Finland than in Sweden.

## Geographical distribution

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As of 2014, 76.1% of all known bearers of the surname Snellman were residents of Finland (frequency 1:2,905), 9.8% of the United States (1:1,480,538), 9.4% of Sweden (1:42,261), 1.1% of Australia (1:849,067) and 1.0% of Germany (1:3,085,716).

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,905) in the following regions:

* 1\. Ostrobothnia (1:252)
* 2\. Åland (1:1,468)
* 3\. Central Ostrobothnia (1:2,229)

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:42,261) in the following counties:[1]

* 1\. Gävleborg County (1:12,175)
* 2\. Västmanland County (1:12,351)
* 3\. Norrbotten County (1:15,676)
* 4\. Stockholm County (1:23,868)
* 5\. Södermanland County (1:25,383)
* 6\. Halland County (1:25,483)
* 7\. Västerbotten County (1:29,378)
* 8\. Dalarna County (1:31,092)

## People

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* Johan Vilhelm Snellman (1806–1881), Finnish philosopher and statesman
* Anita Snellman (1924–2006), Finnish painter
* Pentti Snellman (1926–2007), Finnish olympian
* Anja Snellman (born 1954), Finnish author

## References

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1. ^ Snellman surname distribution

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Snellman.
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