Smiss Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Czechia

Smiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Smiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smiss (Russian: Смисс) occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smiss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Smiss live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Smiss is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,832,215. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Brussels Capital Region, where 67 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Belgium this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 25 percent are found and France, where 17 percent are found.

Smiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smiss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smiss surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeiss915/
Smis89392/
Schmiss8321/
Smies80352/
Smist80136/
Shmis8025/
Smeis8017/
Smijs8012/
Smais809/
Smish804/
Smois803/
Smisz802/
Smihs801/
Smess801/
Smise801/
Smmis800/
Schmeiss7796/
Schmiess7762/
Smi75338/
Shmeis736,252/
Shmies73184/
Szmist73120/
Szmais7334/
Shmois7324/
Schmis7319/
Shmais7312/
Smeise736/
Smiesz735/
Shmess734/
Ssmios731/
Smisch731/
Šmeiss731/
Smuits730/
Smaish730/
Smit67157,459/
Smid677,308/
Schmies671,129/
Smai67853/
Smih67381/
Smix67171/
Smei6789/
Shmi6775/
Schmeis6773/
Smyi6770/
Smie6748/
Smip6735/
Smii6734/
Smiy6720/
Smes6718/
Szmoisz6717/
Schmist6716/
Schmais6716/
Schmois6711/
Smiz677/
Smið676/
Shmoish676/
Smoi676/
Smmi676/
Zmis675/
Hsmi674/
Chmeiss673/
Smij673/
Jsmi673/
Smio673/
Smys671/
Smui671/
Smhi671/
Schmess670/
Schmuis670/

Smiss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smiss in the Russian language
Смиссsmiss-

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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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  • 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 Smiss
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