Smeekens Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Smeekens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smeekens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3481:48,5268,308
Belgium1921:59,8789,649
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Smeekens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smeekens is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeekens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Smeekens is the 527,543rd most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Smeekens reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 48,526. In The Netherlands Smeekens is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 75 percent are found, Gelderland, where 7 percent are found and Zeeland, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Smeekens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smeekens last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

The amount Smeekens earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $41,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $46,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smekens932,061/
Smeckens883/
Smekems802/
Smykens801/
Smikens801/
Smikins671/
Smithkins592/
Schmitkins560/
Schmickins560/
Zmakins532/
Žmakins531/
Zmackins501/

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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 Smeekens
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