Smoyer Surname

361,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname

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

Smoyer Surname User-submission:

The surname Smoyer was americanized from Schmeier. Traced family tree and name changed spelling at the least 5 times.

Smoyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9981:363,18532,353
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:143,48213,461

Smoyer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Smoyer was americanized from Schmeier. Traced family tree and name changed spelling at the least 5 times.

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Smoyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smoyer occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Smoyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Smoyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smoyer is the 361,170th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,273,000 people. The surname Smoyer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Smoyer are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Smoyer is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 998 people, or 1 in 363,185. In The United States Smoyer is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 36 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Smoyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smoyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Smoyer last name expanded 285 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smoyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smoyer last name are 20.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.25% registered to vote for the party.

Smoyer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning $42,533 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scmoyer923/
Shmoyer921/
Smyer91519/
Smoer914/
Schmoyer861,176/
Smeyer8323/
Smayer837/
Smouer831/
Shmyer831/
Smoyor830/
Smyerr830/
Schmoeyer800/
Shmayer772/
Schmoer771/
Scmeyer771/
Schmyer771/
Smeer73596/
Smeur73127/
Smear7387/
Smeir7353/
Smaer733/
Smier732/
Smuer732/
Smayr731/
Schmeyer71111/
Schmayer7113/
Schmuyer712/
Szmogier711/
Shmeer6762/
Shmaer6741/
Smeier6737/
Smeerh6721/
Smoire676/
Smejer673/
Smajor672/
Shmeur672/
Smayor671/
Smijer671/
Shmeir671/
Schmayeer671/
Jmeyer671/
Jmayer670/
Smoure670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smoyer
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