Smayer Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Smayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Smayer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smayer is found most frequently in Tunisia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Smayer live; 57 percent live in North Africa and 57 percent live in Mahgreb.

This last name is most numerous in Tunisia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 152,656. Not including Tunisia Smayer exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Smayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smayer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smayer surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shmayer922/
Smyer91519/
Smaer913/
Smayr911/
Schmayer8613/
Smoyer831,002/
Shmaer8341/
Smeyer8323/
Smayor831/
Shmyer831/
Jmayer830/
Smyerr830/
Schmayeer801/
Scmoyer773/
Shmayur772/
Szmajer771/
Schmaer771/
Schmyer771/
Scmeyer771/
Shmoyer771/
Smeer73596/
Smeur73127/
Smear7387/
Smair7371/
Smeir7353/
Smoer734/
Smier732/
Smuer732/
Schmoyer711,176/
Schmeyer71111/
Szmagier7182/
Schmaier7125/
Schmuyer712/
Smayrová712/
Shmaiher711/
Shmeer6762/
Smeier6737/
Smaire6726/
Smeerh6721/
Šmajer673/
Smejer673/
Smajor672/
Shmeur672/
Smairh672/
Smaair672/
Smijer671/
Shmeir671/
Smouer671/
Jmeyer671/
Schmagier671/
Schmoeyer670/
Smoyor670/
Smairt670/

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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 Smayer
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