Šmidt Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šmidt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1171:36,1427,344
Czechia751:141,78022,190
Slovakia311:172,14429,813
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Smidt (10,246), Šmídt (21), Śmidt (1) & Smídt (1) are calculated separately.

Šmidt Last Name Facts

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

Šmidt is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Smidt, Šmídt, Śmidt or Smídt. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šmidt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šmidt is the 937,786th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šmidt reside; 50 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šmidt is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 36,142. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 37 percent are found, Istria County, where 27 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 12 percent are found. Other than Croatia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 27 percent are found and Slovakia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smidt9310,246/
Šmídt9321/
Śmidt931/
Šmid892,676/
Šmit891,277/
Smídt871/
Šchmidt832/
Šmite8028/
Šmied8015/
Šmith806/
Šmidtova771/
Shmidt7340,064/
Szmidt735,939/
Scmidt73394/
Smidth73145/
Smiedt7362/
Smidte7341/
Chmidt7336/
Smidtt735/
Smgidt731/
Sjmidt731/
Smitdt731/
Smeidt730/
Schmidt671,087,011/
Smit67157,459/
Smid677,308/
Šmíd673,695/
Šmidová672,001/
Zmit671,084/
Šmýd6763/
Cmit6730/
Šmitová6718/
Šmít6714/
Scmhidt676/
Szmiedt676/
Šmyt674/
Scmidth673/
Şmit673/
Şmid672/
Šmidova672/
Šmýt672/
Shzmidt672/
Shmidte672/
Shmidtt671/
Sshmidt671/
Smichdt671/
Shmiedt671/
Shmidth671/
Scmidtt671/
Cmid671/
Xmit671/
Xmid671/
Shmitdt671/
Szmidth671/
Zmid671/
Šmitova671/
Šmih671/
Śmit671/
Shmeidt670/
Shmiddt670/
Smidtte670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Šmidt
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