Smeekes Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Smeekes Surname User-submission:

The Smeekes surname comes from the Dutch word smid (smit), which means 'smith', as used in Belgium. People in the Netherlands with the surname Smeekes will have forefathers from Belgium (often from centuries ago).

Smeekes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2651:63,72510,963
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Finland71:785,24338,644
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Smeekes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Smeekes surname comes from the Dutch word smid (smit), which means 'smith', as used in Belgium. People in the Netherlands with the surname Smeekes will have forefathers from Belgium (often from centuries ago).

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Smeekes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smeekes occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeekes? popularity and diffusion

Smeekes is the 878,878th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname Smeekes is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Smeekes reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Smeekes is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 63,725. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 25 percent live, Utrecht, where 23 percent live and North Brabant, where 15 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

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Jmeeker712/
Schmeckies712/
Smikesh712/
Smokies712/
Schmeeckie711/
Schmueckes711/
Szmejke711/
Smmakes711/
Shmedke710/
Smyke6780/
Smike6729/
Schmieke6712/
Smeka679/
Schmeske678/
Schmieks678/
Schmedke677/
Smeky675/
Shmekker674/
Shmeiske672/
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