Šmitas Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Šmitas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 256 | 1:11,854 | 2,141 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Smitas (93) are calculated separately.
Šmitas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šmitas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šmitas is found in Lithuania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Smitas. For other potential spellings of Šmitas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šmitas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Šmitas is the 993,593rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. Šmitas is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šmitas are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Lithuania, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 11,854. In Lithuania Šmitas is mostly concentrated in: Alytus County, where 42 percent reside, Klaipėda County, where 30 percent reside and Kaunas County, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Lithuania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 0 percent reside and Estonia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smitas | 94 | 93 | / |
| Šmidtas | 92 | 48 | / |
| Šmita | 91 | 41 | / |
| Šmitňa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shmitas | 77 | 22 | / |
| Smidtas | 77 | 16 | / |
| Smittas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smithas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smita | 73 | 2,980 | / |
| Cmita | 73 | 55 | / |
| Jmita | 73 | 4 | / |
| Xmita | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šmitaitė | 71 | 44 | / |
| Smithash | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shmitaus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Smietasz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smitha | 67 | 1,355 | / |
| Smidta | 67 | 18 | / |
| Smitta | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zmaita | 67 | 5 | / |
| Smitah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shmita | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssmita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smithaash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smitga | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Šmitas
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