Smedon Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Canada

Smedon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Smedon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Smedon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smedon occurs most in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smedon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smedon is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Smedon live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines Smedon is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 50 percent are found and Mimaropa, where 50 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Smedon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smedon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smedon last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeddon924/
Smeadon924/
Smydon839/
Smedan835/
Smisdon772/
Smajdon771/
Shmedan771/
Smedang771/
Smeedan771/
Smidgon770/
Smaidone711/
Smydun673/
Smydonova672/
Smadan672/
Zmedan671/
Smisdom62140/
Shmadan621/
Schmidan571/
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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 Smedon
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