de Smidt Surname

336,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Smidt Surname Definition:

(Dutch) The worker in metal, the smith.

de Smidt 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
South Africa4211:128,68815,090
Netherlands3171:53,2729,142
Belgium1341:85,79613,407
France1181:562,90476,109
United States451:8,054,643356,745
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

de Smidt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) The worker in metal, the smith.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
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de Smidt Demographics

Average de Smidt Salary in
United States

$100,891 USD

Per year
Rank:
19,896 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
9.46386E-6
Rank: 442,475 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
233.81%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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de Smidt Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Smidt is found most in South Africa. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of de Smidt.

How Common Is The Last Name de Smidt? popularity and diffusion

The surname de Smidt is the 336,072nd most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,643,159 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of de Smidt reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name de Smidt is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 128,688. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 39 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and Belgium, where 12 percent reside.

de Smidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Smidt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Smidt surname rose 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Smidt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Smidt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.86% more than the national average, earning R 332,364 per year and in United States they earn 133.82% more than the national average, earning $100,891 USD per year.

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