Smyers Surname

296,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,288 people bear this surname

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

Smyers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2411:292,07027,079
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:269,99321,996

Smyers Last Name Facts

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

Smyers is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smyers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 296,030th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,658,033 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Smyers live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Smyers is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,241 people, or 1 in 292,070. In The United States Smyers is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, Ohio, where 10 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Smyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smyers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smyers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smyers last name are 24.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.18% being registered to vote for the party.

Smyers earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.31% less than the national average, earning $41,291 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeyers922,160/
Smyerrs921/
Smoyers920/
Smayers920/
Smoyhers861/
Smeers83617/
Smiers83264/
Smaers83191/
Smears83124/
Smoers831/
Smgers831/
Smeyrs831/
Schmeyers807/
Smijers7738/
Smeijers71286/
Schmiers7157/
Schmears710/
Smourse621/

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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 Smyers
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