Smestad Surname

279,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Smestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway7141:7,202732
United States5991:605,10749,190
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Smestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smestad (Russian: Сместад) is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Smestad.

How Common Is The Last Name Smestad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 279,970th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,280,830 people. Smestad occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Smestad are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 714 people, or 1 in 7,202. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent live, Central Norway, where 6 percent live and Western Norway, where 6 percent live. Apart from Norway this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Smestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smestad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smestad surname increased 9,983 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smestad last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Smestad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning 334,971 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.46% more than the national average, earning $50,682 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smedstad93576/
Smestead9312/
Smesta9221/
Smeastead881/
Smistad86277/
Smystad862/
Smedsta861/
Smeta8357/
Smedstat802/
Smehta777/
Szmeta772/
Smeeta772/
Shmeta771/
Smetha771/
Smetoa771/
Smmeta771/
Schmeshta750/
Smithstad750/
Shmetaj711/
Smehtaj711/
Smetaha711/
Smita672,980/
Cmeta67113/
Szmechta6748/
Schmieta6748/
Schmetau678/
Smyta676/
Shmeitah672/
Çmeta671/
Shmeitat671/

Smestad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smestad in the Russian language
Сместадsmestad-

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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
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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 Smestad
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