Smail Surname

18,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Smail Surname Definition:

Forms (usually North.) of Small, q.v.

Henry le Smale, A.D. 1277-8.—Vale Royal Ledger-Bk.

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Smail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria16,4661:2,346272
United States2,2321:162,39216,525
Kazakhstan1,6861:10,4881,637
Russia1,5601:92,38711,476
Bulgaria1,5521:4,497632
Morocco1,4311:24,0923,775
France1,0101:65,7659,069
England4781:116,56511,884
Mauritania3471:11,8011,170
Somalia3431:39,2191,895
India3081:2,490,47279,604
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Scotland3001:17,8462,146
Canada2731:134,96613,971
Australia2701:99,98411,306
Belarus2061:46,1227,862
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Yemen1741:151,8707,522
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Spain1081:432,88922,966
Malaysia951:310,46616,916
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Argentina761:562,41340,543
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Wales201:154,72710,755
Kyrgyzstan201:298,63326,437
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4451:8,4121,137
England1211:201,44915,997
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3881:129,43012,434

The alternate forms: Smaïl (34) are calculated separately.

Smail (108,702) may also be a first name.

Smail Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Forms (usually North.) of Small, q.v.

Henry le Smale, A.D. 1277-8.—Vale Royal Ledger-Bk.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) A variant of Small, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Flemish, Smal; from the Dutch, Smale; from the German, Schmehl; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'slow paced person', 'one who had characteristics of a snail'.

- dinn315

Smail Last Name Facts

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

Smail (Bengali: স্মাইল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻤﺎﻋﻴﻞ, Hindi: स्माइल, Marathi: माईल, Oriya: ସାଇଲ, Russian: Смаил) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Smaïl. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smail? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,304th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 241,814 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Smail are found; 60 percent are found in North Africa and 59 percent are found in Mahgreb. Smail is also the 9,454th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 108,702 people.

The last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 16,466 people, or 1 in 2,346. In Algeria Smail is most numerous in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 24 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 20 percent reside and Béjaïa Province, where 6 percent reside. Barring Algeria this last name is found in 85 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent reside.

Smail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smail has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 395 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Smail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Smail surname are 12.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Smail earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.25% more than the national average, earning R 516,276 per year; in United States they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $40,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning $47,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smaïl9334/
Smaill91411/
Smaile91391/
S'Mail9155/
Smaiel9151/
Shmail9128/
Jsmail9125/
Smaiyl918/
Szmail914/
Smayil913/
Smaiil913/
Ỉsmail911/
Smailė911/
Ssmail911/
Smhail911/
Hsmail911/
Smal8913,194/
Smayile83392/
Smagiel8328/
S'Maile8310/
Smaille833/
Smaiell831/
Shmaiel831/
Smhaill831/
Jsmmail831/
Schmail830/
Small80112,921/
Smile8021,871/
Smale807,036/
Smayl802,458/
Shmal802,107/
Smeal801,602/
Smaal801,578/
Szmal80332/
Smael80322/
Smalt80251/
Smiel80115/
Smahl8063/
Jmail8032/
Smaul8029/
Smoil8020/
Smalø8019/
Smajl808/
Smitl805/
Smeil803/
Scmal802/
Smalh802/
Jsmal801/
Smald801/
Ssmal801/
Smaãl801/
Zmail801/
Sxmal801/
Dsmal801/
Smuil800/
Smailova778,954/
Smaihall7713/
Zsmagiel772/
Smailová772/
Szmagiel771/
Schmal733,189/
Shmalh73438/
Smalle73245/
Smille73232/
Smeall73221/
Smayyl73183/
Szmiel73181/
Smatel73159/
Smauel73116/
Jmaiel7345/
Smiell7334/
Shmiel7329/
Smeile7329/
Szmall7324/
Szmeil7323/
Smithl7315/
Shsmal7310/
Shmeil7310/
Smagli738/
Smalll738/
Shmael738/
Smasel737/
Smahal737/
Shmaal736/
Smayle735/
Smitlh735/
Shmall734/
Smayel734/
Szmale734/
Smiyal734/
Smeale733/
Shmoil733/
Smoial733/
S'Maïl733/
Smaell732/
Smault732/
Shmale732/
Smalhe732/
Smallh731/
Smalth731/
Smayal731/
Djmail731/
Smoiel731/
Smeisl731/
Džmail731/
Smiyel731/
Sxmall731/
Smaull731/
Smuial731/
Smitel731/
Smoyal731/
Smioal731/
Scmahl730/
Smmall730/
Smuill730/
Smaldt730/
Ssmall730/
Scmall730/
Shmailova7144/
Smayilova7111/
Szmaichel712/
Schmahl673,997/
Jmal671,890/
Schmall671,341/
Schmiel67751/
Schmeil67619/
Smagieł67490/
Schmaal67284/
Smassel6795/
Schmalt6769/
Schmeal6758/
Schmitl6750/
Smál6749/
Schmald6743/
Chmatil6737/
Schmaul6737/
Smalova6732/
Szmicel6731/
Schmaichel6720/
Smittil6716/
Smeggil6710/
Zmal679/
Schmilh679/
Shmayel678/
Šmal678/
Shmagli676/
Schmael676/
Smeille675/
Shshmal674/
Smatell673/
Cmal673/
Schmile672/
Smaweel672/
Shchmal672/
Smle672/
Schmasl671/
Smisiel671/
Smittel671/
Shmault671/
Shmijal671/
Shmoiel671/
Shmoyal671/
Ïshmael671/
Smalová671/
Smasieł671/
Smał671/
Shmeile671/
Shmitel671/
Szmacel671/
Schmalh671/
Shmahal671/
Smehald671/
Smoille670/

Smail Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smail in the Bengali language
স্মাইলsma'ila-
Smail in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻤﺎﻋﻴﻞasmayl95.59
ﺇﺳﻤﺎﻋﻴﻞasmayl1.96
ﺃﺳﻤﺎﻋﻴﻞasmayl1.47
ﺳﻤﺎﻋﻴﻞsmayl0.49
Smail in the Hindi language
स्माइलsma'ila73.08
स्माईलsma'ila25.33
स्मैलsmaila0.58
Smail in the Oriya language
ସାଇଲsa'ila66.67
ସାଇଲ୍sa'il33.33
Smail in the Marathi language
माईलma'ila50
माइलma'ila25
इसमैलisamaila12.5
समाइलsama'ila12.5
Smail in the Russian language
Смаилsmail-

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