Smother Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Smother Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smother Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Smother Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smother occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smother? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Smother is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Smother are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States Smother is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 18 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Alabama, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Smother exists in 2 countries. It is also found in American Samoa, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Smother Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smother has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smother last name declined 51 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smother Last Name Statistics demography

Smother earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.28% less than the national average, earning $27,063 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smouther9315/
Smoother932/
Smothere931/
Smotherd931/
Smoither930/
Smoter921,656/
Smothe928/
Smouter86275/
Smoothe8611/
Smether864/
Smather863/
Smotter862/
Smothes862/
Smooter861/
Smoythe861/
Shmoter861/
Smuther860/
Smothey860/
Smote833/
Smoothey8097/
Smoothie8027/
Smoothed801/
Smotheis801/
Smoothes801/
Smater77113/
Smoote77103/
Smeter7740/
Smuter776/
Shmote774/
Smathe771/
Smotte770/
Schmotter7566/
Smoterová7517/
Schmodter7512/
Smoothy71550/
Smetter7171/
Shmuter7131/
Smoothi7124/
Szmater7111/
Shmeter714/
Szmeter711/
Szmuter711/
Smutter711/
Smathes710/
Smeeter710/
Smouthy710/
Smate6797/
Schmuter6716/
Schmotte6713/
Shmutter6710/
Smota674/
Schmeter672/
Shmoutey671/
Shmetter671/

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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 Smother
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