Smekens Surname

202,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Smekens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smekens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,8541:6,201777
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
France271:2,460,101186,232
England181:3,095,448105,421
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Smekens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smekens is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Smekens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smekens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 202,164th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,535,927 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Smekens live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,854 people, or 1 in 6,201. In Belgium Smekens is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 7 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Smekens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Smekens are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Smekens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.79% less than the national average, earning R 33,780 per year and in United States they earn 31.74% more than the national average, earning $56,845 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeekens93614/
Smeckens933/
Smekems862/
Smykens861/
Smikens861/
Smikins711/
Smithkins632/
Schmitkins590/
Schmickins590/
Zmakins572/
Žmakins571/
Zmackins531/

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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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  • 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 Smekens
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