Smetham Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Smetham Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at 1 the Smooth or Level Enclosure [Old English sméþe, smooth, etc. + ham(m, enclosure, piece of land] 2 the Smith’s Enclosure [Old English smiþ, smith]
Smetham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 182 | 1:306,143 | 23,159 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 93 | 1:262,101 | 18,696 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Smetham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at 1 the Smooth or Level Enclosure [Old English sméþe, smooth, etc. + ham(m, enclosure, piece of land] 2 the Smith’s Enclosure [Old English smiþ, smith]
Smetham Demographics
Average Smetham Salary in
England
£28,875
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Smetham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smetham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Smetham occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Smetham? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 996,001st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Smetham live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles.
It is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 306,143. In England Smetham is mostly found in: Gloucestershire, where 24 percent live, Cheshire, where 14 percent live and Kent, where 10 percent live. Besides England Smetham occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.
Smetham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Smetham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smeatham | 93 | 65 | / |
| Smitham | 86 | 729 | / |
| Smettam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smatham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smaitham | 80 | 4 | / |
| Smetan | 77 | 169 | / |
| Smettan | 71 | 74 | / |
| Shmetan | 71 | 29 | / |
| Smietan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Smithan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Smetane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Smeatom | 71 | 6 | / |
| Szmetan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Smetanc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smetann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smetank | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smethanova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smithom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smettom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smethon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smithtan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Smithand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smitthan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smettane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smithomt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smithean | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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