de Smitt Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Switzerland

de Smitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Smitt 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
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

de Smitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Smitt is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of de Smitt click here.

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

de Smitt is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of de Smitt are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name de Smitt is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,814,529. In The Netherlands de Smitt is primarily found in: North Holland, where 83 percent live and North Brabant, where 17 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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de Smit932,076/
de Schmitt892/
de Smidt881,097/
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de Smi861/
der Schmitt841/
des Smith821/
de Smette821/
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de Smid8019/
De-Smit802/
de Schmidt7815/
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de Smeth75233/
De-Smith757/
di Smith755/
de Smets754/
da Smith754/
de Smeyt753/
De-Smidt752/
de Smecht7156/
de Schmid717/
de Smeets711/
de Smedts711/
de Smmedt711/
De-Smet6720/
de Smed675/
De-Smid672/
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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
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  • 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 de Smitt
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