Smith-Howe Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Smith-Howe Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smith-Howe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Smith-Howe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smith-Howe is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Smith-Howe is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Smith-Howe are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Smith-Howe is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 50 percent are found, Florida, where 25 percent are found and New York, where 25 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smith-Hoey901/
Smith-Oye842/
Smith-Hoy841/
Smith-Huie801/
Smith-Wo781/
Smith-Ei781/
Smithwie780/
Smith-Hough762/
Smithe751,068/
Smithh7569/
Smitho7513/
Smithw750/
Smith-Hay745/
Smith-Yeo741/
Smith-Yee741/
Smith-Hughey733/
Smithey713,031/
Smithee711,056/
Smithie71126/
Smyithe7116/
Smithwa7110/
Smithye715/
Smithoo714/
Smithea714/
Smithwi712/
Smiithh711/
Smith E711/
Smith O711/
Smithae710/
Smith-Ough706/
Smith-High704/
Smith-Hugh701/
Smith-Ahhi701/
Smith674,458,855/
Smith O H O671/
Smithwoi671/
Smithwuo671/
Smithyey671/
Smitheey671/
Smiithey670/

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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
  • 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 Smith-Howe
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