Cognomen Смут (Smoot 
, Смут 
) , across the world, is quite a common surname. The surname Смут is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, Hong Kong, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, Indonesia, and Myanmar. Much less frequently, Смут is the forename as well as the last name.