Smeulders Surname

243,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Smeulders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smeulders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium8011:14,3532,181
Netherlands6951:24,2983,949
Australia451:599,90442,958
France361:1,845,076161,051
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977

Smeulders Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smeulders is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeulders? popularity and diffusion

The surname Smeulders is the 243,084th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,440,918 people. The last name Smeulders is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Smeulders reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 801 people, or 1 in 14,353. In Belgium Smeulders is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live and Walloon Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Belgium it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 42 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Smeulders Last Name Statistics demography

Smeulders earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.3% less than the national average, earning $40,093 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smulders947,425/
Smoulders892/
Schmelders840/
Smolders825,680/
Smylders821/
Smilders820/
Smalders820/
Smaalders7861/
Smolderss781/
Schmölders74160/
Schmolders747/
Schmülders742/

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