Smuts Surname

67,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,389 people bear this surname

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

Smuts Surname Definition:

Variation on Smit (Smith).

Smuts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,6261:8,1771,046
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
England1221:456,70530,074
Australia1081:249,96023,064
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Smuts (424) may also be a first name.

Smuts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variation on Smit (Smith).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Smuts Last Name Facts

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

Smuts is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smuts? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smuts is the 67,364th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 986,270 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Smuts are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Smuts is also the 417,166th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 424 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 6,626 people, or 1 in 8,177. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, Western Cape, where 28 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Smuts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smuts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smuts surname rose 1,177 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 938 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smuts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smuts last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Smuts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.66% more than the national average, earning R 377,040 per year; in United States they earn 36.22% more than the national average, earning $58,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.5% less than the national average, earning $43,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smouts91278/
Shmuts9147/
Smutts913/
Smutsd911/
Smuits910/
Shmauts8313/
Schmuts832/
Shmutts831/
Smutz80534/
Smots800/
Schmuths7733/
Smutsová771/
Schmutsh770/
Smoots73649/
Smotts7354/
Shmots7319/
Shmutz7311/
Smutch733/
Smoets731/
Smoths731/
Smutcz731/
Szmutz731/
Smautz730/
Smoutz730/
Schmutsch712/
Schmutz679,445/
Smuc67100/
Smooths6750/
Schmutc6745/
Smuz6734/
Shmutch670/
Schmots670/

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