Smy Surname

306,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Smy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9951:55,9986,781
Canada691:533,99444,923
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Cambodia201:774,3574,921
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
India121:63,922,115578,870
Wales61:515,75523,171
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:104,16810,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Smy (213) may also be a first name.

Smy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smy is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 306,393rd most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,905,629 people. The last name Smy is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Smy are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 619,385th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 213 people.

Smy is most common in England, where it is borne by 995 people, or 1 in 55,998. In England Smy is primarily concentrated in: Suffolk, where 27 percent are found, Essex, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Smy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smy has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Smy last name grew 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smy Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Smy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $42,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $54,363 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smay86895/
Smey86133/
Smyt86118/
Smuy8692/
Smyi8670/
Smyy8644/
Smyd8621/
Smiy8620/
Shmy869/
Smoy868/
Smyo866/
Ssmy863/
Hsmy862/
Dsmy861/
Smys861/
Smyh861/
Smyp861/
Szmy861/
Smmy861/
Szmyd751,922/
Smycz75327/
Shmyd75314/
Shmyh75128/
Smahy75122/
Smaya75115/
Smysh7579/
Smeys7536/
Shmyt7535/
Smych7525/
Smyts7510/
Smays7510/
Smaay7510/
Shmys758/
Shmay757/
Schmy756/
Smyph754/
Smytz751/
Smeyj751/
Smayt751/
Shmey751/
Smoys751/
Szmyo751/
Szmay751/
Smeyd751/
Smyzt751/
Hshmy751/
Smyht751/
Smytt751/
Smydt750/
Smyhe750/
Sma672,507/
Shmydt671,962/
Szmydt67611/
Smi67338/
Sme67291/
Smj67142/
Zmy67106/
Smahay6776/
Shmaya6766/
Smeyts6734/
Shmoys6729/
Szmytt6720/
Schmey6716/
Shmytt6716/
Shmays6714/
Shmyts6713/
Schmay6712/
Smaych6710/
Xmy677/
Smyths676/
Shmeys676/
Jmy675/
Cmy675/
Shmyst673/
Shmydh672/
Shmaay671/
Smayth671/
S'Maya671/
Zshmey671/
Schmoy671/
Smeych670/
Smydth670/
Ssmyth670/
Schmyt670/

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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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  • 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 Smy
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