Where Does The Last Name Šmit Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Šmit has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may appear as a variant: Smit, Šmít, Şmit or Śmit. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šmit? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Šmit is the 298,199^th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,706,770 people. The surname Šmit is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šmit are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is held by 446 people, or 1 in 5,578. In Slovenia Šmit is most common in: Savinja, where 30 percent reside, Upper Carniola, where 25 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Slovenia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 35 percent reside and Croatia, where 27 percent reside.