Smathers Surname

169,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Smathers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smathers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4541:147,70115,238
Canada551:669,92054,285
England181:3,095,448105,421
Wales51:618,90625,852
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3221:155,95914,357

Smathers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smathers occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smathers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Smathers is the 169,498th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,862,351 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Smathers reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,454 people, or 1 in 147,701. In The United States Smathers is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 19 percent reside, Ohio, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Smathers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smathers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Smathers surname grew 762 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smathers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smathers surname are 25.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Smathers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning $39,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.47% less than the national average, earning $41,996 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeathers94262/
Smothers889,595/
Smethers88963/
Smatters880/
Smouthers8245/
Smoothers8214/
Smotthers820/
Smeters8011/
Smetters7581/
Smohters751/
Smoteers751/
Smouters751/
Smeiters751/
Smeysters71110/
Smeijsters67160/
Schmattorsch601/

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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 Smathers
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