Smeyers Surname

194,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Smeyers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smeyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,9341:5,944725
France1221:544,44974,270
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Smeyers Last Name Facts

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

Smeyers occurs most in Belgium. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeyers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 194,523rd most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,373,864 people. The last name Smeyers is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Smeyers live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,934 people, or 1 in 5,944. In Belgium Smeyers is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 10 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Smeyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smeyers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smeyers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smeyers surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Smeyers earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $39,151 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $58,755 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smyers921,288/
Smeers92617/
Smeyrs921/
Schmeyers887/
Smyerrs861/
Smayers860/
Smoyers860/
Smoyhers801/
Smiers77264/
Smaers77191/
Smears77124/
Smoers771/
Smijers7138/
Schmiers6757/
Schmears670/
Smourse571/

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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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  • 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 Smeyers
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