Sme Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Sme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso841:218,4774,567
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
India311:24,744,045333,161
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
England61:9,286,343223,652
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Šme (16) are calculated separately.

Sme (126) may also be a first name.

Sme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻢ) is found most in Burkina Faso. It may be rendered as: Šme. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sme is the 912,827th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 37 percent of Sme live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sme is also the 829,183rd most frequent first name in the world, held by 126 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 218,477. In Burkina Faso Sme is most prevalent in: Sud-Ouest Region, where 96 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 2 percent live and Centre-Ouest Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Burkina Faso it is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Sme Last Name Statistics demography

Sme earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šme8916/
Smet8610,647/
Smee862,834/
Smeu862,456/
Smed861,979/
Smer86937/
Smeh86448/
Smej86357/
Smey86133/
Smei8689/
Smie8648/
Smea8624/
Smes8618/
Shme865/
Jsme863/
Smge862/
Smme862/
Smez861/
Smée861/
Ssme861/
Scme861/
Smhe861/
Sjme861/
Sxme861/
Dsme861/
Smep860/
Sm806,617/
Smets7516,216/
Smead751,891/
Smeds751,496/
Smeed75998/
Smeer75596/
Sømme75451/
Smiej75446/
Shmer75277/
Szmer75273/
Smetz75251/
Smedt75195/
Smees75189/
Småge75151/
Smeet7569/
Smedh7565/
Shmed7544/
Smeys7536/
Smett7531/
Szmed7527/
Smech7518/
Smeis7517/
Shmei7516/
Smedå758/
Shmeh756/
Sæmer756/
Schme755/
Szmej755/
Shmet755/
Smões755/
Smeij755/
Smeit754/
Shmes753/
Smejh753/
Smest752/
Smecz752/
Smeid752/
Sømer752/
Smesh752/
Smieh751/
Smedd751/
Smepf751/
Smeph751/
Smepp751/
Smeyd751/
Smmer751/
Smess751/
Smeyj751/
Shmey751/
Shmme751/
Smihe751/
Shmea751/
Sshme751/
Smeat750/
Smyhe750/
Smeets6720,322/
Shmeis676,252/
Sma672,507/
Shmeit671,789/
Smedts671,264/
Smy671,234/
Shm67978/
Smm67593/
Smd67530/
Smi67338/
Smeath67332/
Schmeh67299/
Smt67296/
Hsm67232/
Shmeha67212/
Schmee67162/
Smj67142/
Shmees67125/
Ssm67123/
Dsm67111/
Smetts67107/
Shmeer6762/
Smh6747/
Scm6741/
Cme6736/
Smedås6734/
Smeyts6734/
Smeetz6730/
Schmet6724/
Smeitz6723/
Smeach6723/
Smeerh6721/
Smeeds6719/
Schmey6716/
Jsm6714/
Szm6713/
Schmei6713/
Xme6712/
Jme679/
Zme678/
Hsmeed677/
Smeths677/
Sxm677/
Shmeys676/
Smeich676/
Sjm675/
Søm675/
Smeiss675/
Zsm675/
Smeedh674/
Shmess674/
Shmets673/
Shmeed673/
Shmeiz673/
Shmest672/
Shmead672/
Schmie672/
D'Smet672/
Shmeet672/
Xsm672/
Schmes672/
Shmett671/
Smeett671/
Jsmeer671/
Zshmey671/
Små671/
Smeczh671/
Shmehr671/
Shmeij671/
Shmetz671/
Sım671/
Shmeas671/
Smaaie671/
Smedds670/
Smeych670/
Smettz670/
Smeidt670/
Smeads670/
Schmea670/
Shmeth670/
Smedth670/
Shmedt670/

Sme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻢasm-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sme
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