Smears Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Smears Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smears Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada661:558,26746,632
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
England151:3,714,537119,675
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Smears Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smears is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smears? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Smears reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Smears is most common in Canada, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 558,267. In Canada Smears is most prevalent in: Manitoba, where 42 percent reside, Alberta, where 29 percent reside and Ontario, where 11 percent reside. Other than Canada it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Smears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smears has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Smears last name increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smears Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Smears earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning R 238,800 per year and in Canada they earn 8.99% less than the national average, earning $45,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smars91104/
Smers9159/
Schmears860/
Smyers831,288/
Smeers83617/
Smarsh83528/
Smiers83264/
Smaers83191/
Smarsz83103/
Smersh8352/
Smarse8337/
Smmers8315/
Shmars832/
Smoers831/
Smgers831/
Smeyrs831/
Smeyers772,160/
Smarsch7788/
Smijers7738/
Schmars7724/
Shmarsh775/
Smyerrs771/
Smeersd771/
Scmmers771/
Shmmers771/
Smayers770/
Smoyers770/
Smirs7320/
Jmars7316/
Smyrs730/
Schmerse71362/
Schmiers7157/
Schmarse7112/
Smarsova713/
Smoyhers711/
Smerch67175/
Smarch67155/
Smirss67136/
Schmarsch6714/
Schmeyers677/
Smarce675/
Jmarsh672/
Smershova671/
Zmarsh671/

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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 Smears
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