Smails Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Smails Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smails Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:884,41445,970
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Smails (10) may also be a first name.

Smails Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smails (Russian: Смаилс) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smails? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smails is the 1,589,322nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname Smails is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Smails are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles. Smails is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Smails is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 884,414. In England Smails is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 56 percent reside, Durham, where 30 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 5 percent reside. Beside England Smails occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Smails Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smails has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Smails last name declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 104 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Smails Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Smails last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Smails earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.6% more than the national average, earning $66,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smailes921,631/
Smaills923/
Smailss921/
Smayils921/
Smals91251/
Smailles862/
Smalls8314,182/
Smiles834,109/
Smales832,289/
Smalås8354/
Smeals8311/
Smayls8310/
Smiels831/
Smauls830/
Smeiles7749/
Schmals7731/
Smaglis7726/
Smauels7712/
Smalles775/
Smallss772/
Smailje772/
Smieles770/
Smalz7322/
Smâls731/
Smiggels7126/
Schmales711/
Schmiles710/
Schmalse710/
Schmalls710/
Smyles67147/
Smeels6794/
Smilez6791/
Smallz6739/
Schmalsch6717/
Smaylz679/
Shmalz675/
Smalce673/
Scmalz673/
Szmalz672/
Smitlz672/
Smeles671/
Smalze671/
Smalje670/
Smielz670/
Smuels670/

Smails Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smails in the Russian language
Смаилсsmails-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smails
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