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 last name Smotter is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Smotter.

How Common Is The Last Name Smotter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Smotter is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Smotter live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used 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 reside. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Smotter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smotter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smotter surname fell 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