McSmith Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

McSmith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McSmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

McSmith Last Name Facts

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

The surname McSmith is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McSmith? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 798,040th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of McSmith live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Outside of Ghana this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 61 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

McSmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McSmith has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,065 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McSmith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McSmith surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McSmith last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52% being registered with the party.

McSmith earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning $40,710 USD per year.

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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 McSmith
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