Smotter Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Smotter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smotter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Smotter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smotter occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Smotter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smotter? popularity and diffusion

Smotter is the 11,742,229th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Smotter live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Smotter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smotter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smotter surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smoter921,656/
Smotte920/
Schmotter8866/
Smouter86275/
Smetter8671/
Smother8636/
Shmoter861/
Smutter861/
Smooter861/
Smote833/
Smouther8015/
Schmotte8013/
Shmutter8010/
Smoother802/
Shmetter801/
Smotherd801/
Smothere801/
Smoither800/
Smater77113/
Smoote77103/
Smeter7740/
Smothe778/
Smuter776/
Shmote774/
Smotti771/
Schmutter75403/
Schmetter75145/
Smoterová7517/
Schmodter7512/
Schmatter759/
Shmuter7131/
Smoothe7111/
Szmater7111/
Shmeter714/
Smether714/
Smather713/
Smothes712/
Szmuter711/
Smoythe711/
Shmotta711/
Xmatter711/
Szmeter711/
Smootty711/
Smuther710/
Schmaetter710/
Zmutter710/
Smothey710/
Smeeter710/
Smoothey6797/
Smate6797/
Smoothie6727/
Schmuter6716/
Smota674/
Schmeter672/
Shmoutey671/
Smotheis671/
Smoothes671/
Smoothed671/

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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 Smotter
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis