Shmits Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Shmits Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 62 | 1:2,324,565 | 137,882 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Shmits Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shmits Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shmits (Russian: Шмиц) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shmits? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,220,661st most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. Shmits occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Shmits reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 2,324,565. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 27 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 10 percent live and Volgograd Oblast, where 10 percent live. Not including Russia it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shmits Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shmits in the Russian language | ||
| Шмиц | smic | - |
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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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- 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 Shmits
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