Smed Surname

208,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Smed Surname User-submission:

Smed is a Norwgian, Swedish, and Danish surname, meaning 'blacksmith'.

Smed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,4491:3,896349
Sweden2011:48,9893,807
Israel751:114,10212,745
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Finland571:96,4339,934
Canada471:783,94961,790
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
France81:8,302,840321,660
Norway81:642,78647,258
England41:13,929,515290,718
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Smed (198) may also be a first name.

Smed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Smed is a Norwgian, Swedish, and Danish surname, meaning 'blacksmith'.

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Smed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smed occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smed? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 208,929th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,682,439 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Smed are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 644,447th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 198 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 1,449 people, or 1 in 3,896. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 35 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 23 percent are found. Besides Denmark it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 10 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.

Smed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smed has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smed surname increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smed last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Smed earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 10.41% less than the national average, earning 310,045 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning $41,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.8% more than the national average, earning $65,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smead891,891/
Smeds891,496/
Smeed89998/
Smedt89195/
Smedh8965/
Smied8948/
Shmed8944/
Szmed8927/
Smedå898/
Smeid892/
Smedd891/
Smeud891/
Smeyd891/
Sme86291/
Smedts801,264/
Schmed80331/
Smiedt8062/
Smedås8034/
Smeeds8019/
Hsmeed807/
Szmied807/
Smeedh804/
Shmeed803/
Shmead802/
Scmeid801/
Smedds800/
Smeidt800/
Smeads800/
Smedth800/
Shmedt800/
Smet7510,647/
Smid757,308/
Smee752,834/
Smeu752,456/
Smer75937/
Smeh75448/
Smej75357/
Smey75133/
Smei7589/
Zmed7563/
Smie7548/
Smea7524/
Smyd7521/
Smes7518/
Jmed759/
Shme755/
Jsme753/
Smge752/
Smme752/
Smez751/
Smée751/
Smíd751/
Ssme751/
Scme751/
Smhe751/
Sjme751/
Sxme751/
Xmed751/
Dsme751/
Cmed751/
Smep750/
Schmied7311,582/
Schmedt73928/
Schmeid737/
Szmiedt736/
Smedova735/
Smedová734/
Shmeedh733/
Shmiedt731/
Shmheed731/
Jshmeed731/
Schmetd730/
Schmead730/
Shmeidt730/
Shmeidz730/
Smets6716,216/
Smidt6710,246/
Smite673,544/
Szmyd671,922/
Schmiedt671,491/
Szmid67642/
Smeer67596/
Shmid67587/
Sømme67451/
Smiej67446/
Shmyd67314/
Shmer67277/
Szmer67273/
Smetz67251/
Smiet67239/
Smeth67224/
Smees67189/
Småge67151/
Smeet6769/
Smeys6736/
Smajd6735/
Smett6731/
Scmid6729/
Smyte6729/
Smitd6723/
Smidh6718/
Smech6718/
Smeis6717/
Shmei6716/
Šmied6715/
Zhmed6713/
Shmedova6710/
Schmeidt678/
Shmeh676/
Sæmer676/
Schme675/
Szmej675/
Shmet675/
Smões675/
Smeij675/
Smete675/
Smeit674/
Hsmid674/
Smaid673/
Shmes673/
Smejh673/
Jhmed672/
Smest672/
Smecz672/
Sømer672/
Smesh672/
Smieh671/
Smuid671/
Smepf671/
Smeph671/
Smepp671/
Smmer671/
Smídt671/
Smess671/
Smeyj671/
Smejdova671/
Shmey671/
Shmme671/
Schmietd671/
Smihe671/
Shmea671/
Smjjd671/
Sshme671/
Zmeed671/
Dsmjd671/
Smeat670/
Dsmet670/
Sjmid670/
Schmiedd670/
Smidd670/
Smydt670/
Schmeadt670/
Smyhe670/

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