Smet Surname
Approximately 10,647 people bear this surname
Smet Surname User-submission:
De Smedt means 'the blacksmith' in Dutch.
In Dutchland and South Africa, a variant is "Smit". Flemish people say "Smet". It's like "Smith" in English, "Kowalski" in Polish or "Ferrari" in Spanish.
Smet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 8,522 | 1:1,349 | 54 |
| United States | 869 | 1:417,099 | 36,198 |
| Netherlands | 418 | 1:40,400 | 6,862 |
| France | 396 | 1:167,734 | 26,106 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Russia | 50 | 1:2,882,461 | 158,532 |
| Kazakhstan | 49 | 1:360,867 | 28,961 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Smet (77) may also be a first name.
Smet Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
De Smedt means 'the blacksmith' in Dutch.
In Dutchland and South Africa, a variant is "Smit". Flemish people say "Smet". It's like "Smith" in English, "Kowalski" in Polish or "Ferrari" in Spanish.
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Average Smet Salary in
United States
$51,815 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Smet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Smet (Hindi: स्मेत, Russian: Смет) is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Smet.
How Common Is The Last Name Smet? popularity and diffusion
The last name Smet is the 48,433rd most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 684,469 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Smet reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Smet is also the 1,100,117th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 77 people.
This surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 8,522 people, or 1 in 1,349. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Belgium it is found in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.
Smet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Smet has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 6,207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 640 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Smet Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Smet last name are 33.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.29% being registered with the party.
The amount Smet earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.1% less than the national average, earning R 173,244 per year; in United States they earn 20.08% more than the national average, earning $51,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.68% more than the national average, earning $55,984 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Smet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Smet in the Hindi language | ||
| स्मेत | smeta | - |
| Smet in the Russian language | ||
| Смет | smet | - |
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