Smedman Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Smedman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smedman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2331:42,2613,352
Finland1241:44,3285,481
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Norway81:642,78647,258
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Smedman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smedman is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smedman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 689,921st most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Smedman live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 42,261. In Sweden Smedman is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 32 percent live, Stockholm County, where 25 percent live and Västernorrland County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Sweden Smedman is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Smedman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smedman last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Smedman earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning 360,640 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning $49,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.67% more than the national average, earning $73,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smedmann936/
Smeidman931/
Shmeydman881/
Smidman863/
Shmidman80103/
Shmydman803/
Szmidman801/
Schmiedmann7827/
Schmidman7531/
Schmidmann711/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Smedman
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