Smegen Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Smegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Smegen Last Name Facts

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

Smegen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smegen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Smegen live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Smegen is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 392,725. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Drenthe, where 84 percent live, Gelderland, where 12 percent live and Groningen, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeegen921/
Smegn9149/
Smegne8317/
Smigen8315/
Smeesn838/
Smagen832/
Smegin832/
Smogen831/
Schmetgen8014/
Smiggen7743/
Smidgen771/
Smesn731/
Smagn731/
Smejn731/
Smithgen711/
Szmigien711/
Smittgen710/
Smagin6712,734/
Schmitgen67235/
Schmidgen67112/
Smygin6755/
Schmetjen6751/
Smigin6721/
Smesem6720/
Smogin6715/
Smesne672/
Smisen671/
Smesin671/
Smizen671/
Smecin671/
Shmittgen670/
Schmhagen670/
Smysen670/

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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 Smegen
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