Naismith Surname

139,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Naismith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naismith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia8221:32,8414,339
Scotland7981:6,7091,044
England5231:106,53511,132
Canada4571:80,6258,989
United States4361:831,32863,652
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Wales51:618,90625,852
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7531:4,971772
England361:677,09432,515
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Naismith (30) may also be a first name.

Naismith Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naismith occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Naismith? popularity and diffusion

The last name Naismith is the 139,138th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,267,438 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Naismith reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 30 people.

This last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 822 people, or 1 in 32,841. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 45 percent live, South Australia, where 32 percent live and Queensland, where 11 percent live. Aside from Australia Naismith exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 25 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Naismith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Naismith has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Naismith surname grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 1,453 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 750 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Naismith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Naismith are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Naismith earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 120.63% more than the national average, earning 763,559 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.3% less than the national average, earning R 110,976 per year; in United States they earn 16.16% more than the national average, earning $50,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $50,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naismaith940/
Nasmith93214/
Nismith932/
Naithsmith890/
Naysmith88778/
Neasmith88108/
Naismyth8822/
Neismith8811/
Natsmith881/
Nahsmith880/
Nissmith880/
Nashsmith821/
Neitsmith820/
Nesmith808,983/
Nasmyth80204/
Nysmith8018/
Natsmit801/
Neathsmith780/
Nessmith75540/
Neysmith75317/
Neesmith75314/
Nasmythe758/
Nyesmith755/
Nesmaith751/
Nesmieth751/
Naysmyth751/
Nasmid7115/
Nesmit716/
Nicmit711/
Nessmisth711/
Nethsmith710/
Nieschmidt6742/
Neggesmith6711/
Nesmyth679/
Nesmiht674/
Noyessmith674/
Nesmitt671/
Neischmidt671/
Nezmith670/
Nesmeth670/

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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 Naismith
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