Smolders Surname

84,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Smolders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smolders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,9461:3,902414
Netherlands2,3231:7,270855
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Australia751:359,94330,133
United States391:9,293,819392,288
France391:1,703,147154,208
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England111:5,065,278148,650
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Smolders Last Name Facts

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

Smolders (Russian: Смолдерс) is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smolders? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,993rd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,283,019 people. Smolders is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Smolders are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 2,946 people, or 1 in 3,902. In Belgium Smolders is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent live, Walloon Region, where 10 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Belgium this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 41 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Smolders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smolders has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Smolders last name rose 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smolders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smolders last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Smolders earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.59% more than the national average, earning R 393,504 per year; in United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning $51,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smoulders942/
Smolderss941/
Schmolders897/
Smulders887,425/
Smylders881/
Smolters881/
Smalders880/
Smilders880/
Smeulders821,641/
Smaalders8261/
Schmülders782/
Smelters75112/
Smelteris712/
Smiltars635/
Small-Waiters571/

Smolders Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smolders in the Russian language
Смолдерсsmolders-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smolders
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