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

Smears is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smears? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620,164th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Smears occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Smears live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 558,267. In Canada Smears is most common in: Manitoba, where 42 percent are found, Alberta, where 29 percent are found and Ontario, where 11 percent are found. Barring Canada it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Smears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smears has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 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
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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 Smears
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