Smous Surname

346,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,054 people bear this surname

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

Smous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9941:54,5056,928
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Šmous (3) are calculated separately.

Smous (20) may also be a first name.

Smous Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smous is found most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant: Šmous. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smous? popularity and diffusion

Smous is the 346,917th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,914,180 people. The last name Smous is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Smous live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Smous is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 20 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 994 people, or 1 in 54,505. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 39 percent live, Northern Cape, where 22 percent live and Free State, where 14 percent live. Outside of South Africa Smous occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Smous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smous has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smous surname expanded 470 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smous Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smous surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Smous earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.87% less than the national average, earning R 121,500 per year and in United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šmous933/
Smouse911,779/
Smouts91278/
Shmous912/
Smoush912/
Smus891,033/
Smos892/
Smousse8322/
Schmous8312/
Shmoush831/
Smout802,432/
Smusz80871/
Smouh80376/
Smoes80351/
Smoud80343/
Smoos80124/
Smaus80122/
Smush8019/
Smuss8012/
Åsmus804/
Smois803/
Smose802/
Smeus802/
Smosh801/
Smuse801/
Smoys801/
Smosz801/
Szmus801/
Shmos801/
Shmus801/
Xmous801/
Smots800/
Smu75343/
Smo7550/
Smoots73649/
Smouha73202/
Schmus73147/
Smayou73137/
Smoult7390/
Szmaus7358/
Smotts7354/
Shmoys7329/
Shmois7324/
Smusch7323/
Shmots7319/
Smause7315/
Szmusz7314/
Smouch7312/
Smouth739/
Smausz739/
Smoose738/
Smoosh737/
Shmush734/
Smeyus733/
Shmaus732/
Scmusz732/
Smoths731/
Smutsd731/
Shmmou731/
Smoyis731/
Smoutt730/
Scmuss730/
Smuits730/
Shmods730/
Smoutz730/
Schmaus673,519/
Smeu672,456/
Smas67652/
Smut67566/
Smau67360/
Smoc67302/
Smud67253/
Smoh67241/
Smuc67100/
Smuy6792/
Smuđ6787/
Smuś6781/
Smoe6775/
Åsmo6756/
Smooths6750/
Smuž6740/
Smuz6734/
Smot6723/
Smuż6721/
Sømo6721/
Szmoisz6717/
Shmaust6714/
Shmauts6713/
Schmois6711/
Smoo678/
Smoy678/
Shmo677/
Shmoysh677/
Smuo677/
Cmos676/
Smoi676/
Shmoish676/
Shmu675/
Smod675/
Smusova672/
Shmmout672/
Schmuss672/
Zmos672/
Szmojsz672/
Sxmu672/
Sjmu672/
Xsmu672/
Cmus672/
Schmoes671/
Smui671/
Smuoths671/
Schmoss671/
Jmus671/
Smmo671/
Smojies671/
Smuź671/
Smão671/
Smop671/
Szmausz671/
Shmuose671/
Ssmo671/
Xmos671/
Smoyise671/
Scmu671/
Smoz671/
Smuh671/
Smgu671/
Smhu671/
Sxmo671/
Zmus671/
Zsmo671/
Xmou671/
Xmus671/
Dsmo671/
Dsmu671/
Jsmu671/
Hsmu671/
Smox670/
Schmots670/
Schmuis670/
Schmuse670/
Smoj670/

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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
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  • 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 Smous
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