Smithern Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Smithern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smithern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Smithern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smithern has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smithern? popularity and diffusion

Smithern is the 3,432,070th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Smithern occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Smithern reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 30 percent are found, California, where 22 percent are found and Kentucky, where 19 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Smithern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smithern has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 113 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smithern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smithern surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Smithern earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.

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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 Smithern
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