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 more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeyers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 194,523rd most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,373,864 people. The last name Smeyers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Smeyers reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Smeyers is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,934 people, or 1 in 5,944. In Belgium Smeyers is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent live, Walloon Region, where 10 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Barring Belgium it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Smeyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smeyers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Smeyers surname increased 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smeyers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Smeyers are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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