Smyer Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

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

Smyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4991:726,37157,071
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Smyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smyer is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Smyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smyer is the 599,225th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. The surname Smyer is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Smyer live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 499 people, or 1 in 726,371. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Arizona, where 8 percent are found and New Mexico, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Smyer occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Israel, where 1 percent are found.

Smyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smyer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smyer surname are 19.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Smyer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning $40,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.26% less than the national average, earning $36,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smoyer911,002/
Smeyer9123/
Smayer917/
Shmyer911/
Smyert911/
Smyere911/
Smyerr910/
Smye89298/
Shmyher8370/
Scmoyer833/
Shmayer832/
Schmyer831/
Scmeyer831/
Shmoyer831/
Smyej801,643/
Smeer80596/
Smeur80127/
Smear8087/
Smeir8053/
Smger8010/
Smoer804/
Smaer803/
Smier802/
Smyie802/
Smuer802/
Smiyr801/
Smayr801/
Smyhe800/
Smyes800/
Schmoyer771,176/
Schmeyer77111/
Schmayer7713/
Schmuyer772/
Shmeer7362/
Shmaer7341/
Smeier7337/
Smeerh7321/
Smierz7316/
Smejer733/
Shmeur732/
Shmyes732/
Smayor731/
Smieer731/
Smijer731/
Shmeir731/
Smouer731/
Scmier731/
Jmeyer731/
Smiher731/
Jmayer730/
Smoyor730/
Schmoiyer711/
Schmayeer711/
Schmoeyer710/
Schmeer672,191/
Schmier67657/
Smyj6767/
Schmear6756/
Smie6748/
Smeijer6747/
Schmeir6713/
Schmuer674/
Shmeerh672/
Shmayur672/
Smigier672/
Smge672/
Shmheer671/
Hshmeer671/
Schmaer671/
Smayyed671/
Szmajer671/
Smée671/
Schmoer671/
Scmeier671/
Jmye671/
Schmeur670/
Smugger670/

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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 Smyer
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