Smyter Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Smyter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smyter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Smyter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smyter occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smyter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Smyter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Smyter are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

Smyter is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is most common in: Wiltshire, where 100 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 50 percent live.

Smyter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smyter has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Smyter surname decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smyther923/
Smyster922/
Smayter921/
Smyte9129/
Shmydter862/
Smythear861/
Smythe8315,638/
Smiter8395/
Smeter8340/
Smyhte835/
Zmyter833/
Shmyte831/
Shmayster801/
Smither772,620/
Smitter77347/
Smester77281/
Smetter7771/
Smythie775/
Smether774/
Shmeter774/
Shmiter773/
Smythee773/
Smister773/
Smythez772/
Smoythe771/
Szmeter771/
Smythes771/
Smitere771/
Smysthe771/
Smydthe770/
Smeeter770/
Smeater770/
Smythey770/
Smite733,544/
Smyta736/
Smete735/
Smitr732/
Smyty731/
Smeester71192/
Szmejter71145/
Szmeiter7150/
Szmajter7127/
Shmitter7112/
Smitherd715/
Schmiter715/
Shmidter713/
Scmitter713/
Smeister713/
Smithger712/
Smitther712/
Schmeter712/
Shmetter711/
Smythech711/
Smettere711/
Smeitere711/
Szmitter711/
Smoither710/
Smithear710/
Smeather710/
Schmitter674,231/
Smithe671,068/
Smette67319/
Schmetter67145/
Zmiter6752/
Smitte6746/
Schmieter6744/
Smidte6741/
Schmidter6738/
Schmeiter6732/
Shmite6721/
Smitrh6717/
Smythy6711/
Zmeter6710/
Smites6710/
Smitheart678/
Smitei677/
Smithr677/
Smytha673/
Shmyta672/
Smitey672/
Schmitger671/
Schmither671/
Smytih671/
Schmejter671/
Shmeather671/
Smeijster671/
Smeetr671/
Smethe671/
Smiteh671/
Smuyta671/
Smitre671/
Shmeister671/
Schmister671/
Smidtr671/
Smetes670/
Schmeater670/
Smethr670/
Schmeteer670/
Smaite670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Smyter
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