View the most religious surnames in Ukraine

Where Does The Last Name Shmilyak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shmilyak (Russian: Шмиляк) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shmilyak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 2,483,783^rd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Shmilyak live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Shmilyak is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 4,367,365. In Russia Shmilyak is primarily found in: Moscow Oblast, where 36 percent reside, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 15 percent reside and Moscow, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 43 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Shmilyak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shmilyak surname is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.