Last name Snipes (Snipes 
, סנייפס 
) , globally, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Snipes is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, Ghana, and Israel, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, Ghana, and Kenya.
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| Snipes | Kenya, Canada, United States, Ghana, Algeria |
| סנייפס | Israel |
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brenda snipes Supervisor of elections, US (b. 1943) |
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| roxy snipes American baseball player, US (b. 1896) |
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wesley snipes American actor, US (b. 1962) |
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| hammie snipes (b. 1906) |
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| felix snipes American magician (1933-2010) (b. 1933) |
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| renaldo snipes American boxer, US (b. 1956) |
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| angelo snipes American football player, US (b. 1963) |
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| victor snipes basketball player (1970-2007), US (b. 1970) |
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| james snipes college basketball player (1991–1991) Northeastern Illinois |
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| marie ann snipes Ph. D. University of Michigan 2009 |
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| shedra amy snipes researcher |
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| deborah snipes actress |
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| steven snipes college basketball player (2002–2003) Morgan State |
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| victor snipes college basketball player (1992–1993) Northeastern Illinois |
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| nigel snipes college basketball player (2012–2016) Western Kentucky |
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