Pye-Smith Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Pye-Smith Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pye-Smith 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
England91:6,190,895170,599
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560

Pye-Smith Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pye-Smith occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pye-Smith.

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

The last name is the 6,063,924th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pye-Smith reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Pye-Smith is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Pye-Smith is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 78 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent live and Wiltshire, where 11 percent live. Barring England it occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 10 percent live.

Pye-Smith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pye-Smith has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pye-Smith last name contracted 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pyesmith940/
Poe-Smith891/
Pesmith881/
Bay-Smith781/
Besmith752/
Bowe-Smith741/
Boysmith710/
Bsmith6718/
Boyssmith672/
Bowesmith671/
Boe Smith671/
Bey Smith671/
Bauesmith670/
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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 Pye-Smith
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