Smith Jones Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Smith Jones Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smith Jones Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Smith Jones Last Name Facts

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

Smith Jones occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Smith Jones.

How Common Is The Last Name Smith Jones? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Smith Jones reside; 31 percent reside in Caribbean and 31 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Smith Jones is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 75 percent are found and Merseyside, where 25 percent are found. Beside England this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States Virgin Islands, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smithjones9516/
Smith-Jones91232/
Smyth-Jones827/
Smith-Johns823/
Smith-Jonas821/
Smith Janse821/
Smith-Jaynes7813/
Smythe-Jones785/
Smith-Johnso781/
Smithhudgens611/

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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 Smith Jones
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