Smeby Surname

353,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Smeby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smeby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4981:727,82957,157
Norway4581:11,2281,252
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Sweden201:492,33835,486
England81:6,964,757184,742
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Smeby Last Name Facts

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

Smeby is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 353,738th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,082,163 people. The surname Smeby is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Smeby live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Smeby is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 727,829. In The United States Smeby is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 35 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Smeby exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 45 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Smeby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smeby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smeby surname grew 1,465 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smeby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smeby last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Smeby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning 339,987 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $43,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $47,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smebye9192/
Smaby80147/
Smiby802/
Smebo801/
Smb75511/
Swimby7319/
Smeber734/
Smabey731/
Swemby730/
Smbo6714/
Smbu676/
Smeyuha674/
Smba674/
Siameba674/
Smbi674/
Smithby673/
Smab672/
Smwb672/
Shmeiba672/
Smmb671/
Szmb671/
Smyp671/
Smub671/
Smpb671/
Smib671/
Szombay671/
Smep670/

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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
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  • 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 Smeby
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