Smith-Cooley Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Smith-Cooley Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Smith & Cooley.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smith-Cooley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Smith-Cooley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Smith-Cooley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Smith-Cooley is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Smith-Cooley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smith-Cooley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Smith-Cooley live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Smith-Cooley is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Smith-Cooley is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

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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 Smith-Cooley
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