Smissen Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Smissen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:293,25322,497
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Smissen Last Name Facts

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

Smissen is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smissen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 812,930th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Smissen live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Smissen is most frequent in England, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 293,253. In England Smissen is primarily concentrated in: Kent, where 61 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 11 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Smissen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smissen has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Smissen last name grew 559 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 2,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smissen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smissen surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Smissen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.7% less than the national average, earning R 55,380 per year and in United States they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $43,505 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smitssen931/
Smisen921/
Smithssen881/
Smisson86216/
Smitsen861/
Smithsen8013/
Shmoisen805/
Smission801/
Hsmessen800/
Smiten772/
Smaisn771/
Smison771/
Smiejn771/
Smizen771/
Smisem771/
Smysen770/
Shmeissem7515/
Smihtsson751/
Smithsson751/
Smitten71470/
Smitson71275/
Smising7111/
Smeisem712/
Smaisem712/
Smidson710/
Shmiten710/
Schmidtsen710/
Smithson6717,703/
Smain672,773/
Smuin67539/
Smine67433/
Smene67151/
Smedseng6770/
Schmeissing6761/
Smitn6723/
Smean674/
Smoin672/
Smaisong671/
Smaissim671/
Smejn671/
Schmiten671/
Smioshin671/
Smhin671/
Shmeisin671/
Schmistchen671/
Smithsin670/
Smithsan670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Smissen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis