Smyths Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Smyths Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smyths Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Smyths Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smyths occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smyths? popularity and diffusion

Smyths is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Smyths are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Smyths is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Smyths is mostly found in: Florida, where 33 percent reside, Minnesota, where 33 percent reside and Washington, where 33 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Smyths Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smyths has changed through the years. In Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Smyths Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Smyths last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smythes921/
Smyth9162,963/
Smyts9110/
Smythe8315,638/
Smiths83443/
Smeyts8334/
Shmyts8313/
Smeths837/
Smayth831/
Smydth830/
Ssmyth830/
Smyt80118/
Smys801/
Smyh801/
Smythez772/
Shmytts772/
Smithss771/
Smoythe771/
Smysthe771/
Smithcs771/
Smeeths771/
Shmytst771/
Smydthe770/
Schmyth770/
Smith734,458,855/
Smits7339,842/
Smets7316,216/
Szmyt734,307/
Smeth73224/
Shmyh73128/
Smysh7379/
Smeys7336/
Shmyt7335/
Smyte7329/
Smych7325/
Smyzh7313/
Smays7310/
Shmys738/
Smyph734/
Smıth733/
Smyht731/
Smytt731/
Jmyth731/
Smyse731/
Smytz731/
Smyzt731/
Smoys731/
Smýth731/
Smihs731/
Smayt731/
Smydt730/
Smyhe730/
Schmiths711/
Smytsova711/
Smeets6720,322/
Shmydt671,962/
Smedts671,264/
Smy671,234/
Smithe671,068/
Smeeth67672/
Szmydt67611/
Smidts67521/
Smeath67332/
Smidth67145/
Smitch67133/
Smetts67107/
Shmith6796/
Smitth6795/
Shmits6773/
Smithh6769/
Smaith6746/
Smitts6743/
Shmoys6729/
Smmith6729/
Ssmith6726/
Smieth6724/
Scmith6723/
Szmytt6720/
Smioth6719/
Smoith6716/
Shmytt6716/
Smiets6715/
Shmays6714/
Smithz6714/
Smitht6713/
Hsmith6713/
Smaych6710/
Smeith676/
Shmeys676/
Smuith676/
Smithc676/
Smyhte675/
Smithx674/
Shmets673/
Zsmith673/
Shmyst673/
Sxmith672/
Smithd672/
Shmydh672/
Smijth671/
Xsmith671/
Smihth671/
Smethe671/
Shmyte671/
Smeych670/
Shmeth670/
Smedth670/
Smitdh670/
Smuits670/
Smitzs670/
Schmyt670/
Smitzh670/

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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 Smyths
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