Smeier Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Smeier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Smeier Last Name Facts

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

Smeier is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Smeier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Smeier occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Smeier reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 482,491. In The Netherlands Smeier is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 94 percent are found, Friesland, where 3 percent are found and Overijssel, where 3 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scmeier921/
Smeer91596/
Smeir9153/
Smier912/
Schmeier86859/
Shmeer8362/
Smeyer8323/
Smeerh8321/
Smejer833/
Smijer831/
Shmeir831/
Geesmeier8020/
Schmeer772,191/
Schmier77657/
Schmeir7713/
Shmeerh772/
Smigier772/
Hshmeer771/
Shmheer771/
Chmeier771/
Scmeyer771/
Smyer73519/
Smeur73127/
Smear7387/
Smair7371/
Zmeer7339/
Smoer734/
Smaer733/
Cmeir732/
Smuer732/
Smuir731/
Schmeyer71111/
Szmagier7182/
Schmaier7125/
Szmigier7118/
Szmogier711/
Shmaiher711/
Smoyer671,002/
Shmuir6745/
Shmaer6741/
Zmeerh6712/
Zhmeer6710/
Smayer677/
Smairh672/
Smaair672/
Shmeur672/
Schmagier671/
Shmyer671/
Hzmeer671/
Smouer671/
Schmayeer671/
Jmeyer671/
Smairt670/
Smyerr670/
Schmoeyer670/

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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 Smeier
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