Smet Surname

48,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium8,5221:1,34954
United States8691:417,09936,198
Netherlands4181:40,4006,862
France3961:167,73426,106
Spain601:779,20132,544
Canada591:624,50251,218
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Kazakhstan491:360,86728,961
England321:1,741,18971,393
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Denmark121:470,39330,183
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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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Smet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smet (Hindi: स्मेत, Russian: Смет) occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Smet is the 48,433rd most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 684,469 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Smet are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Smet is also the 1,100,117th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 77 people.

It is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 8,522 people, or 1 in 1,349. In Belgium Smet is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Belgium this surname occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Smet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smet 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 surname are 33.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.29% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smets8916,216/
Smetz89251/
Smiet89239/
Smeth89224/
Smedt89195/
Smeet8969/
Smett8931/
Shmet895/
Smete895/
Smeit894/
Smest892/
Smeat890/
Dsmet890/
Sme86291/
Smeets8020,322/
Shmeit801,789/
Smedts801,264/
Smeeth80672/
Smeath80332/
Smette80319/
Smetts80107/
Smiedt8062/
Smeyts8034/
Smeetz8030/
Schmet8024/
Smieth8024/
Smeitz8023/
Smeths807/
Smeith806/
Shmets803/
Shmest802/
D'Smet802/
Shmeet802/
Shmett801/
Smeett801/
Smethe801/
Shmetz801/
Smettz800/
Smeidt800/
Shmeth800/
Smedth800/
Smiett800/
Shmedt800/
Smit75157,459/
Smee752,834/
Smeu752,456/
Smed751,979/
Smer75937/
Smeh75448/
Smej75357/
Smey75133/
Smyt75118/
Smei7589/
Smie7548/
Cmet7529/
Smjt7524/
Smea7524/
Smes7518/
Zmet756/
Shme755/
Jsme753/
Smge752/
Smme752/
Xmet751/
Smez751/
Smée751/
Ssme751/
Scme751/
Smhe751/
Sjme751/
Sxme751/
Dsme751/
Smep750/
Schmetz731,631/
Schmedt73928/
Schmets73380/
Smetova73193/
Schmett73111/
Szmecht7337/
Schmiet7317/
Szmiett7312/
Szmiedt736/
Schmeit734/
Smeethe734/
Smetová732/
Shmeith732/
Schmeth731/
Shmiedt731/
Smeeths731/
Schmetd730/
Shmeidt730/
Schmete730/
Shmeitz730/
Smith674,458,855/
Smyth6762,963/
Smidt6710,246/
Szmyt674,307/
Szmit674,100/
Smite673,544/
Smitt672,020/
Smead671,891/
Smeds671,496/
Schmiedt671,491/
Shmit671,237/
Smeed67998/
Smeer67596/
Schmeits67525/
Schmeitz67508/
Sømme67451/
Smiej67446/
Shmer67277/
Szmer67273/
Schmeets67206/
Smees67189/
Smiht67157/
Småge67151/
Smist67136/
Schmecht67108/
Schmeetz67105/
Schmette6777/
Smedh6765/
Schmiett6761/
Smied6748/
Shmed6744/
Smeys6736/
Shmyt6735/
Smyte6729/
Szmed6727/
Shmetova6724/
Smitd6723/
Chmet6719/
Smech6718/
Smeis6717/
Shmei6716/
Zmets6711/
Smyts6710/
Schmeidt678/
Smedå678/
Scmit677/
Shmeh676/
Sæmer676/
Schme675/
Szmej675/
Smões675/
Smeij675/
Zmetz673/
Smhit673/
Smait673/
Smıth673/
Shmes673/
Smejh673/
Schmetts672/
Smecz672/
Smeid672/
Sømer672/
Smesh672/
Smyht671/
Smytt671/
Djmet671/
Smieh671/
Smiot671/
Smytz671/
Smyzt671/
Smedd671/
Smepf671/
Smeph671/
Smepp671/
Smeud671/
Smeyd671/
Smgit671/
Ssmit671/
Smmer671/
Hsmit671/
Smídt671/
Smýth671/
Smess671/
Smeyj671/
Smayt671/
Shmey671/
Shmme671/
Schmietd671/
Sxmit671/
Zmeet671/
Jsmit671/
Smihe671/
Shmea671/
Smmit671/
Sshme671/
Dsmit670/
Smydt670/
Schmeadt670/
Schmettz670/
Smyhe670/
Schmeitt670/

Smet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smet in the Hindi language
स्मेतsmeta-
Smet in the Russian language
Сметsmet-

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