Shmelka Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shmelka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shmelka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Shmelka (11) may also be a first name.

Shmelka Last Name Facts

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

Shmelka (Russian: Шмелька) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shmelka.

How Common Is The Last Name Shmelka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Shmelka is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Shmelka reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 11,086,389. In Russia it is most numerous in: Chuvash Republic, where 38 percent live, Moscow, where 15 percent live and Republic of Tatarstan, where 15 percent live. Beside Russia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Belarus, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmelka9335/
Shmelkoa931/
Smelka92129/
Chmelka86297/
Shmelko8618/
Shmylka8613/
Szmelka864/
Shmelke862/
Schmelke80111/
Shmelker801/
Schmelkó801/
Smelko77553/
Smylka77362/
Smilka7731/
Smelkó7730/
Cmelka7723/
Smełka7723/
Šmelka772/
Schmeelke7590/
Schmelcke7541/
Schmelkes759/
Shchmylka751/
Schmelker751/
Schmelkop750/
Chmelko71139/
Schmeelcke7128/
Shmylko7120/
Zhmelko711/
Shmilko711/
Smelcke710/
Schmilke676/
Smilkhah671/

Shmelka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shmelka in the Russian language
Шмелькаsmelka-

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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 Shmelka
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