Smeink Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Smeink Surname User-submission:
The surname Smeenk is derived from the Dutch occupation of smithing. In old Dutch written as Smeeing or Smeing. In the eastern Dutch province of Gelderland, where the Smeenk or Smeink has its centuries of old roots -nk or -ink at the end of a name means 'son of'.
Read More About This SurnameSmeink Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 142 | 1:118,924 | 18,728 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
Smeink Surname Meaning
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The surname Smeenk is derived from the Dutch occupation of smithing. In old Dutch written as Smeeing or Smeing. In the eastern Dutch province of Gelderland, where the Smeenk or Smeink has its centuries of old roots -nk or -ink at the end of a name means 'son of'.
Hence it seems that the Smeenk forefathers were known as the sons of a smith.
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Where Does The Last Name Smeink Come From? nationality or country of origin
Smeink is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Smeink? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,441,361st most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Smeink occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Smeink live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Smeink is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 118,924. In The Netherlands Smeink is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 43 percent reside, Gelderland, where 15 percent reside and Flevoland, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmeink | 86 | 959 | / |
| Smeitink | 86 | 372 | / |
| Smeenk | 83 | 2,184 | / |
| Smienk | 83 | 426 | / |
| Smeing | 83 | 34 | / |
| Smetin | 83 | 6 | / |
| Shmein | 83 | 2 | / |
| Smeine | 83 | 1 | / |
| Smecin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Smesin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schmeinck | 80 | 661 | / |
| Smettin | 77 | 33 | / |
| Smeatin | 77 | 27 | / |
| Smeting | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scmeing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shmeing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schmein | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schmeitink | 75 | 16 | / |
| Smain | 73 | 2,773 | / |
| Smuin | 73 | 539 | / |
| Smine | 73 | 433 | / |
| Smene | 73 | 151 | / |
| Smitn | 73 | 23 | / |
| Smeen | 73 | 20 | / |
| Smien | 73 | 18 | / |
| Zmein | 73 | 18 | / |
| Smoen | 73 | 11 | / |
| Smean | 73 | 4 | / |
| Smyen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Smoin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Smejn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Smaen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Smhin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Smuen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schmeing | 71 | 1,692 | / |
| Smijtink | 71 | 13 | / |
| Schmaenk | 71 | 10 | / |
| Schmeynk | 71 | 8 | / |
| Schmeinq | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shmeisin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schmeank | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schmeenk | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smeeting | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smaine | 67 | 3,002 | / |
| Smeyan | 67 | 484 | / |
| Smiyan | 67 | 261 | / |
| Shmeim | 67 | 140 | / |
| Smeyun | 67 | 63 | / |
| Smeyne | 67 | 56 | / |
| Sømoen | 67 | 53 | / |
| Shmain | 67 | 39 | / |
| Smeenh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Smijan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Smegne | 67 | 17 | / |
| Smoian | 67 | 15 | / |
| Smitin | 67 | 15 | / |
| Smithn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jmeian | 67 | 10 | / |
| Smaeng | 67 | 9 | / |
| Smeten | 67 | 8 | / |
| Smesim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Smeeng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Smejan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Smatin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Smesne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Smiten | 67 | 2 | / |
| Åsmoen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schmeiing | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Mine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schmesing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smiejn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smijon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smoyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smaisn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smeyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smaten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smisen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smasin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shmeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smeetn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smhion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smaain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shmenh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smysen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Smanck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Smuian | 67 | 0 | / |
| Smeene | 67 | 0 | / |
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