de Smit Surname

200,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Smit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Smit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,6161:10,4501,412
Belgium2501:45,9877,462
Australia801:337,44628,659
Canada381:969,62173,252
France201:3,321,136213,627
United States191:19,076,786604,894
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England91:6,190,895170,599
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

de Smit Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Smit has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 200,920th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,510,379 people. The last name de Smit occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of de Smit reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname de Smit is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,616 people, or 1 in 10,450. In The Netherlands de Smit is most frequent in: Zeeland, where 31 percent reside, South Holland, where 24 percent reside and North Holland, where 17 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

de Smit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Smit has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 146 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Smit Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Smit earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 207.75% more than the national average, earning R 731,340 per year; in United States they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $52,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $52,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Smidt931,097/
de Smith9382/
de Smitt9313/
de Smi921/
des Smith881/
de Smet8619,970/
de Smid8619/
De-Smit862/
de Schmidt8215/
de Schmitt822/
de Smedt808,987/
de Smeth80233/
De-Smith807/
di Smith805/
da Smith804/
de Smets804/
de Smeyt803/
De-Smidt802/
der Schmitt781/
de Smecht7556/
de Schmid757/
de Smeets751/
de Smedts751/
de Smmedt751/
de Smette751/
De-Smet7120/
de Smed715/
De-Smid712/
De-Smedt677/
da Ssma571/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Smit
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