Smets Surname

32,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Smets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium13,2921:86521
Netherlands1,1561:14,6082,191
Germany6291:127,99015,614
France5521:120,33118,187
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
England451:1,238,17956,985
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Smets (16) may also be a first name.

Smets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smets (Russian: Смець) is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Smets.

How Common Is The Last Name Smets? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,786th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 449,405 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Smets live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 16 people.

The surname Smets is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 13,292 people, or 1 in 865. In Belgium Smets is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 80 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 13 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Belgium it occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Smets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smets has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smets last name rose 3,256 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smets Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smets surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Smets earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $48,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.78% more than the national average, earning $54,043 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeets9120,322/
Smedts911,264/
Smetts91107/
Smeyts9134/
Smiets9115/
Smeths917/
Shmets913/
Smet8910,647/
Smes8918/
Schmets83380/
Smiedts832/
Smetshe832/
Scmeits831/
Smeeths831/
Smeetes831/
Smits8039,842/
Smeds801,496/
Smies80352/
Smetz80251/
Smiet80239/
Smeth80224/
Smedt80195/
Smees80189/
Smeet8069/
Smeys8036/
Smett8031/
Smeis8017/
Zmets8011/
Smyts8010/
Jsmes807/
Shmet805/
Smões805/
Smete805/
Smeit804/
Shmes803/
Smest802/
Smeus802/
Smesh802/
Smess801/
Sxmes801/
Smeat800/
Dsmet800/
Schmeits77525/
Schmeets77206/
Schmiets774/
Schmetts772/
Sme75291/
Shmeis736,252/
Shmeit731,789/
Smeeth73672/
Smidts73521/
Smiths73443/
Smeath73332/
Smette73319/
Shmies73184/
Shmees73125/
Shmits7373/
Smiedt7362/
Smitts7343/
Smedås7334/
Smeetz7330/
Schmet7324/
Smieth7324/
Smeitz7323/
Smeeds7319/
Shmyts7313/
Smeith736/
Smyths736/
Shmeys736/
Smeise736/
Smeiss735/
Smiesz735/
Shmess734/
Shmest732/
D'Smet732/
Shmeet732/
Schmes732/
Shmett731/
Smeett731/
Smethe731/
Shmetz731/
Scmetz731/
Chmets731/
Shmeas731/
Smeshe731/
Smedds730/
Smettz730/
Smeidt730/
Smeads730/
Shmeth730/
Smedth730/
Smuits730/
Smiett730/
Shmedt730/
Smitzs730/
Smit67157,459/
Smee672,834/
Smeu672,456/
Smed671,979/
Schmetz671,631/
Schmies671,129/
Schmits67971/
Smer67937/
Schmedt67928/
Schmees67824/
Smeh67448/
Smis67392/
Smej67357/
Smetova67193/
Smey67133/
Smyt67118/
Schmett67111/
Smei6789/
Smesova6775/
Schmeis6773/
Smie6748/
Szmecht6737/
Smec6736/
Jmes6736/
Shmitts6734/
Cmet6729/
Smjt6724/
Smea6724/
Schmiet6717/
Szmiett6712/
Shmidts676/
Zmet676/
Szmiedt676/
Shme675/
Cmes675/
Shmeysh674/
Schmeit674/
Smeethe674/
Smex674/
Jsme673/
Smge672/
Smme672/
Smetová672/
Shmeith672/
Shmytts672/
Smys671/
Xmet671/
Scmitsz671/
Smithss671/
Smez671/
Schmeth671/
Smythes671/
Shmiedt671/
Smée671/
Smithcs671/
Ssme671/
Shmeshe671/
Scme671/
Shmytst671/
Smhe671/
Sjme671/
Sxme671/
Dsme671/
Shmietz670/
Schmetd670/
Schmess670/
Shmeidt670/
Schmete670/
Smep670/
Shmeitz670/

Smets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smets in the Russian language
Смецьsmec-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smets
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