Smethhurst Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Smethhurst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Smethhurst Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Smethhurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smethhurst has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smethhurst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Smethhurst live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 40 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 40 percent are found and Lancashire, where 20 percent are found. Apart from England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Smethhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smethhurst has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Smethhurst last name fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smethurst954,324/
Smithhurst9015/
Smethurs891/
Smithurst84743/
Smythurst8415/
Smethursp841/
Smehturst841/
Smathurst840/
Schmithurst761/
Shmedthorst761/
Smithirst740/
Schmedthorst7368/
Schmithorst6726/
Smithchurch671/
Smithors670/
Schmidthorst6441/
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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 Smethhurst
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