Smithhurst Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Smithhurst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smithhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Smithhurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smithhurst is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smithhurst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Smithhurst live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Smithhurst is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 50 percent live, Greater London, where 20 percent live and Surrey, where 10 percent live. Other than England Smithhurst is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Smithhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smithhurst has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smithurst95743/
Smethhurst908/
Schmithurst861/
Smethurst844,324/
Smythurst8415/
Smithirst840/
Smethurs781/
Smithors780/
Schmithorst7626/
Smithchurch761/
Smethursp741/
Smehturst741/
Schmidthorst7341/
Shmedthorst671/
Schmedthorst6468/

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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 Smithhurst
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