Smooi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Smooi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smooi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Smooi (4) may also be a first name.

Smooi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smooi has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smooi? popularity and diffusion

Smooi is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Smooi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 4 people.

The last name Smooi is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent are found and Western Cape, where 33 percent are found.

Smooi Last Name Statistics demography

Smooi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.35% more than the national average, earning R 449,976 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smoohi9146/
Smohi802/
Smođi801/
Smooe800/
Smohai7329/
Shmohi7318/
Smouhi7310/
Smoe6775/
Shmahoi6711/
Smojies671/
Shmohid671/
Schmohi671/

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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 Smooi
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