May-Smith Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

May-Smith Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: May & Smith.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

May-Smith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

May-Smith Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name May-Smith Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname May-Smith is most common in New Zealand. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name May-Smith? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of May-Smith are found; 53 percent are found in Australasia and 53 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name May-Smith is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 566,040. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring New Zealand this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 May-Smith
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