Smiths Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Smiths Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 184 | 1:1,969,886 | 126,972 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 233 | 1:215,531 | 18,426 |
Smiths (38) may also be a first name.
Smiths Demographics
Average Smiths Salary in
United States
$36,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Smiths Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smiths Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Smiths is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smiths? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 674,066th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The surname Smiths is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Smiths are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Smiths is also the 1,662,754th most common first name throughout the world, held by 38 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States Smiths is most numerous in: California, where 20 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 47 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.
Smiths Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Smiths has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 21 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Smiths Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Smiths are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Smiths earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.36% less than the national average, earning R 58,548 per year; in United States they earn 16.47% less than the national average, earning $36,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $50,338 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithcs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Smithss | 92 | 1 | / |
| Smits | 91 | 39,842 | / |
| Schmiths | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smidts | 83 | 521 | / |
| Smitch | 83 | 133 | / |
| Shmits | 83 | 73 | / |
| Smitts | 83 | 43 | / |
| Smiets | 83 | 15 | / |
| Smithz | 83 | 14 | / |
| Smeths | 83 | 7 | / |
| Smithc | 83 | 6 | / |
| Smyths | 83 | 6 | / |
| Smithx | 83 | 4 | / |
| Smitzs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Smitzh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Smuits | 83 | 0 | / |
| Schmits | 77 | 971 | / |
| Shmitts | 77 | 34 | / |
| Shmidts | 77 | 6 | / |
| Smiedts | 77 | 2 | / |
| Smoitch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scmitsz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scmeits | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smythes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smeeths | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smets | 73 | 16,216 | / |
| Smids | 73 | 815 | / |
| Smitz | 73 | 624 | / |
| Smich | 73 | 131 | / |
| Šmits | 73 | 21 | / |
| Smyts | 73 | 10 | / |
| Smitc | 73 | 2 | / |
| Schmidts | 71 | 888 | / |
| Schmeits | 71 | 525 | / |
| Schmitts | 71 | 29 | / |
| Schmithz | 71 | 7 | / |
| Schmiets | 71 | 4 | / |
| Szmaites | 71 | 3 | / |
| Schmitch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shchmits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smeets | 67 | 20,322 | / |
| Smedts | 67 | 1,264 | / |
| Smetts | 67 | 107 | / |
| Szmich | 67 | 68 | / |
| Shmitz | 67 | 67 | / |
| Smeyts | 67 | 34 | / |
| Szmitz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Smeitz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shmyts | 67 | 13 | / |
| Smaich | 67 | 8 | / |
| Smeich | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shmids | 67 | 4 | / |
| Smidtz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shmets | 67 | 3 | / |
| Smidds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smmich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chmits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smiche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smittz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smitze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shmich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shmitc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smitdz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schmidtch | 67 | 0 | / |
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Smiths Reference & Research
Smith Official (All) FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Smith Official (All) FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Smiths
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis