Smemane Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Smemane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smemane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546

The alternate forms: Šmēmane (1) are calculated separately.

Smemane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smemane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as: Šmēmane. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smemane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Smemane occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Smemane are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Smemane is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa Smemane is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Latvia, where 9 percent live.

Smemane Last Name Statistics demography

Smemane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.54% less than the national average, earning R 119,904 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeman92158/
Šmēmane901/
Smesman86116/
Smeeman86107/
Smeiman8639/
Smemann8628/
Smamane8623/
Shmeman867/
Smimane861/
Smetman860/
Smitmane808/
Shmeyman806/
Smemanis804/
Schmeman802/
Shmeeman801/
Smyman773/
Schmieman7595/
Schmemann7523/
Schmeiman7512/
Smeathman752/
Smahamane751/
Schmeeman751/
Schmiemann711,080/
Smitman7157/
Schmeimann7125/
Schmehmann712/
Smimani711/
Smimang711/
Smithman67118/
Smidtman6763/
Schmedtmann6762/
Smoisman6734/
Shmysman671/
Šmitmane671/
Smittman670/
Smythman670/

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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 Smemane
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