Smeda Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Smeda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4871:111,24813,382
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
United States391:9,293,819392,288
England321:1,741,18971,393
France191:3,495,933219,029
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Libya91:693,7751,982
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Smeda (379) may also be a first name.

Smeda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smeda (Arabic: سميدا) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Smeda.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smeda is the 406,613th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,464,049 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Smeda live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 445,512th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 379 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 111,248. In South Africa Smeda is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 75 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Smeda exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Smeda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smeda has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smeda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smeda last name are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Smeda earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 33.6% more than the national average, earning R 317,496 per year; in United States they earn 27.82% more than the national average, earning $55,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $54,863 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smejda91380/
Smeada9183/
Smeida915/
Smedah914/
Smeyda912/
Smeeda911/
Shmeda911/
Schmeda83140/
Szmejda8380/
Smedaas8314/
Shmeeda835/
Shmeida832/
Smeidea831/
Smida803,901/
Smyda80210/
Smedy8052/
Smede8049/
Smedo8029/
Smedi8021/
Smada8017/
Smoda806/
Schmeida7762/
Schmeeda771/
Schmieda771/
Smedes73838/
Smajda73519/
Smayda73199/
Šmejda73125/
Szmida7389/
Smadea7373/
Smeder7361/
Smidga7342/
Smeadă7328/
Smaida7327/
Smeddy7318/
Smoday7317/
Smiedy7315/
Smeedy7311/
Hsmida739/
Chmeda737/
Smedje737/
Shmida736/
Smeade734/
Smadah734/
Smojda734/
Smodaj734/
Smeede733/
Szmada732/
Shmyda732/
Shmedi732/
Smeidy731/
Hsmada731/
Smedie731/
Szmyda731/
Smedge731/
Smedhi731/
Smeido731/
Smedou731/
Smeady731/
Smmida731/
Smedis730/
Szmajda671,409/
Schmida67226/
Smeader67145/
Shmaida6766/
Shmayda6748/
Szmaida678/
Schmede676/
Szmejdo671/
Shmoida671/
Smeedes671/
Smeider671/
Smidhed671/
Shmidat671/
Smeddie670/
Smiedee670/
Smeeder670/
Schmieduha670/
Smidday670/
Shmedes670/
Smeadee670/

Smeda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smeda in the Arabic language
سميداsmyda-

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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 Smeda
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