Smitherim Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Smitherim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smitherim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Smitherim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smitherim occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smitherim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smitherim is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Smitherim occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Smitherim are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Smitherim is most common in: Gauteng, where 71 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 14 percent are found and Western Cape, where 14 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found.

Smitherim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smitherim has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smitherim Last Name Statistics demography

Smitherim earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.04% less than the national average, earning R 213,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smitherem890/
Smithern8233/
Smetherem781/
Smetherhem7420/
Smethern711/
Smittern711/
Smithhearne701/
Schmitering700/
Smeathern670/
Schmettering571/

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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 Smitherim
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