Shmaeva Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Shmaeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shmaeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia841:1,715,751112,504
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813

Shmaeva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shmaeva (Russian: Шмаева) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shmaeva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. Shmaeva is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Shmaeva are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 1,715,751. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 29 percent live, Tula Oblast, where 12 percent live and Ryazan Oblast, where 12 percent live. Barring Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 8 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smaeva92276/
Shmava921/
Zhmaeva861,225/
Smayeva865/
Shmeeva864/
Chmaeva862/
Smeva831/
Zmaeva7776/
Smoeva7722/
Smieva775/
Smeeva773/
Smueva771/
Shmaevych7519/
Shmaevich7515/
Schmajewa752/
Shmeyvays751/
Smejova715/
Zmajeva711/
Smaevich6721/
Smawa671/
Smoejeva671/

Shmaeva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shmaeva in the Russian language
Шмаеваsmaeva-

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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
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  • 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 Shmaeva
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