Smet is used as a family name or surname in Belgium. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Smet
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Belgium
Meaning: Flemish name for a blacksmith (smid).

How popular is Smet?

Smet is common in Belgium.

Smet is ranked 38831 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Smets grew by 6.583072 per cent to 680 since 2000 and ranked 33530 after elevating 160 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.91 97.02
Hispanic or Latino 1.76 1.41
Smet is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Belgium which signifies that it is originated from Belgium. Around 12633 people have been found who wears Smet as their family name. Smet is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
119,730 Brazil3
124,220 Italy2
14,521 Portugal2
147,165 Czech Republic2
34,681 Norway2
44,018 Poland2
24,460 Armenia1
165,773 Belarus1
29,774 Venezuela1
90,903 Moldova1
1,704,541 India1
30,360 Thailand1
28,746 Algeria1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
120,357 Argentina1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
53,505 Turkey1
25,721 Egypt1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
17,236 Ghana1
16,640 Hong Kong1
19,810 Croatia1
16,283 Lithuania1
40,340 Malaysia1
56,169 Mexico1
15,705 Cameroon1
6,033 Benin1
24,176 Qatar1
36,678 Singapore1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
12,741 Ecuador1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
28,564 Switzerland36
119,358 Ukraine32
2,645 Luxembourg26
20,233 Denmark25
109,551 Australia13
411,400 Indonesia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
120,427 Russia91
50,317 England75
56,973 South Africa73
33,225 Spain71
53,461 Canada57
Countries with hundreds of Smet:
33,247 United States873
12,025 France771
5,566 Netherlands487
38,477 Germany269
23,004 Kazakhstan110
Countries with thousands of Smet:
34 Belgium9,569
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Comments

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Becky Trenholm
 The origin of the name is derived from its etymology Flemish SMETT word meaning one who has a skin patch that name is a nickname that specifies an ancestral physical characteristic.

Smet Namesakes

  • Amaury Smets, Actor
  • Barbora Smetanová, Bedřich Smetana's mother
  • Barbora Smetanová, Bedřich Smetana's wife
  • Laura Smet, Actress
  • Birutė Smetonaitė, Antanas Smetona's daughter
  • Božena Smetanová, Bedřich Smetana's daughter
  • Stijn De Smet, Soccer player
  • Antanas Smetona, Former President of Lithuania
  • Daniel Smethurst, Tennis Player
  • Franky De Smet-Van Damme, Musician

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