Smahel Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Smahel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smahel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia871:122,22419,686
Austria411:207,69425,759
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Šmahel (276) are calculated separately.

Smahel Last Name Facts

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

Smahel is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šmahel. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smahel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smahel is the 1,348,199th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Smahel are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Czechia, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 122,224. In Czechia Smahel is most numerous in: Zlín Region, where 31 percent are found, South Moravian Region, where 24 percent are found and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Czechia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Smahel Last Name Statistics demography

Smahel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.55% less than the national average, earning $33,851 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šmahel94276/
Shmahel92115/
Smael91322/
Schmahel8620/
Szmajhel865/
Smaael8391/
Smaele8335/
Smaeel8313/
Shmael838/
Smahil834/
Smaeil832/
Smaell832/
Smahelová8072/
Smahelova801/
S'Maeil779/
Schmael776/
Ïshmael771/
Smaelle771/
Smaayel771/
Smoel734/
Smeul731/
Smahlova71101/
Schmohel7147/
Shmaeelh713/
Smaelova711/
Schmaele710/
Šmahelová67312/
Shmoel6733/
Chmael6721/
Smehil6720/
Smeail6714/
Smoail674/
Smoeel673/
Djmael673/
Jmaell671/
Shmahlova671/
Smoele671/
Jmaïel671/

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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 Smahel
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