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Where Does The Last Name Smits Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Smits (Russian: Смитс) is found most in The Netherlands. It can occur as a variant: Šmits. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smits? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 13,988^th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 182,911 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Smits reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Smits is also the 2,036,353^rd most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 27 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 25,843 people, or 1 in 653. In The Netherlands Smits is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 35 percent are found, South Holland, where 18 percent are found and Gelderland, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Smits Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Smits has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,157 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,690 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smits Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Smits are 30.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Smits earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning 329,611 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.53% more than the national average, earning R 336,324 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,751 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $51,532 CAD per year.