Voorsmit Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Voorsmit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Voorsmit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voorsmit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Voorsmit is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Voorsmit? popularity and diffusion
Voorsmit is the 3,882,373rd most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Voorsmit occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Voorsmit are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 804,151. In The Netherlands Voorsmit is mostly found in: Utrecht, where 76 percent live, Gelderland, where 5 percent live and Groningen, where 5 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vorschmitt | 78 | 40 | / |
| Forsmith | 75 | 42 | / |
| Varsmith | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fordsmith | 71 | 5 | / |
| Boursmith | 71 | 3 | / |
| Forshmidt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forschmidt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bursmith | 63 | 41 | / |
| Warsmith | 63 | 7 | / |
| Forschmiedt | 63 | 5 | / |
| Barsmidt | 63 | 0 | / |
| Wardsmith | 59 | 5 | / |
| Buhrsmith | 59 | 2 | / |
| Bardsmith | 59 | 1 | / |
| Burrsmith | 59 | 0 | / |
| Varsme | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wurschmidt | 56 | 147 | / |
| Würschmidt | 56 | 13 | / |
| Wurzschmitt | 53 | 14 | / |
| Baurschmidt | 53 | 12 | / |
| Varsmey | 53 | 3 | / |
| Barshmi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vorzmer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Forssmed | 50 | 55 | / |
| Varshmey | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Voorsmit
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