Smedes Surname

415,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Smedes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smedes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4011:903,88868,085
Netherlands3651:46,2667,868
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

Smedes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smedes is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smedes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 415,385th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,696,356 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Smedes are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 401 people, or 1 in 903,888. In The United States it is most common in: Nevada, where 40 percent are found, Michigan, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 44 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Smedes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smedes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smedes last name increased 295 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smedes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Smedes are 20.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Smedes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $47,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smedeus921/
Smeedes921/
Shmedes920/
Smede9149/
Schmedes861,343/
Smades83224/
Smeder8361/
Smedje837/
Smodes834/
Smeade834/
Smeede833/
Smedge831/
Smedie831/
Smedis830/
Schmeddes8094/
Smedesová801/
Schmiedes800/
Smeader77145/
Schmede776/
Smeider771/
Smeidea771/
Smeadee770/
Smeeder770/
Smiedee770/
Smeddie770/
Smedise770/
Smeda73861/
Smedy7352/
Smedi7321/
Smide7315/
Smyde731/
Schmiede71290/
Schmeder71135/
Schmedje7161/
Schmeide7141/
Shmeider714/
Szmeider711/
Shmydets711/
Shmeyder711/
Schmides710/
Smejda67380/
Smider67231/
Smodis67163/
Smyder67152/
Smeada6783/
Smeadă6728/
Smeddy6718/
Smadis6718/
Smiedy6715/
Smeedy6711/
Chmede676/
Smeida675/
Shmide672/
Smeyda672/
Shmedi672/
Smeeda671/
Smidej671/
Smedhi671/
Smidey671/
Schmiedez671/
Smidez671/
Smeady671/
Smeidy671/
Shmeda671/
Smitde670/
Schmeader670/

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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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  • 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 Smedes
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