Smeets Surname

26,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Smeets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smeets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands12,9851:1,30169
Belgium5,2861:2,175168
Germany1,0751:74,8899,472
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Australia1051:257,10223,526
France991:670,93786,003
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
England381:1,466,26563,675
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Sweden181:547,04239,827
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Finland71:785,24338,644
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Curaçao41:39,312638
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Smeets (13) may also be a first name.

Smeets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smeets is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeets? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,488th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 358,604 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Smeets live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 12,985 people, or 1 in 1,301. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Limburg, where 63 percent are found, North Brabant, where 14 percent are found and South Holland, where 6 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 26 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Smeets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smeets has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smeets Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smeets surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Smeets earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.24% less than the national average, earning R 63,600 per year; in United States they earn 4.88% less than the national average, earning $41,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $51,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeeths921/
Smeetes921/
Smets9116,216/
Smees91189/
Smeet9169/
Schmeets86206/
Smedts831,264/
Smeeth83672/
Shmees83125/
Smetts83107/
Smeyts8334/
Smeetz8330/
Smeeds8319/
Smiets8315/
Smeths837/
Shmets833/
Shmeet832/
Smeett831/
Smoets831/
Smet8010,647/
Smee802,834/
Smes8018/
Schmees77824/
Schmets77380/
Smeethe774/
Smiedts772/
Smetshe772/
Scmeits771/
Smits7339,842/
Smeds731,496/
Smeed73998/
Smeer73596/
Smies73352/
Smetz73251/
Smiet73239/
Smeth73224/
Smedt73195/
Smeys7336/
Smett7331/
Smeis7317/
Zmets7311/
Smyts7310/
Jsmes737/
Shmet735/
Smões735/
Smete735/
Smeit734/
Shmes733/
Smest732/
Smeus732/
Smesh732/
Cmees731/
Smess731/
Zmeet731/
Sxmes731/
Smeat730/
Dsmet730/
Smece730/
Schmeits71525/
Schmeetz71105/
Schmiets714/
Schmetts712/
Schmmees711/
Shmeis676,252/
Shmeit671,789/
Smidts67521/
Smiths67443/
Smeath67332/
Smette67319/
Sme67291/
Smouts67278/
Shmies67184/
Schmee67162/
Shmits6773/
Smiedt6762/
Shmeer6762/
Smitts6743/
Smedås6734/
Schmet6724/
Smieth6724/
Smeitz6723/
Smeerh6721/
Shmyts6713/
Hsmeed677/
Smeith676/
Smyths676/
Shmeys676/
Smeise676/
Smeiss675/
Smiesz675/
Smeedh674/
Shmess674/
Shmeed673/
Shmest672/
D'Smet672/
Smeche672/
Schmes672/
Shmett671/
Jsmeer671/
Smethe671/
Shmetz671/
Scmetz671/
Chmets671/
Shmeas671/
Smeshe671/
Jmeeht671/
Smedds670/
Smettz670/
Smeidt670/
Smeads670/
Shmeth670/
Smedth670/
Smuits670/
Smiett670/
Shmedt670/
Smitzs670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smeets
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