Smal Surname

39,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Smal Surname Definition:

“Narrow” in Dutch.

Smal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4,3341:10,5041,292
South Africa3,2381:16,7322,105
Russia1,2261:117,55614,116
Poland7001:54,2988,553
Belarus6571:14,4612,298
Netherlands5711:29,5754,879
Belgium5601:20,5303,175
France4141:160,44124,940
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Argentina2461:173,75414,578
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Kazakhstan1211:146,13614,751
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
England481:1,160,79354,689
India481:15,980,529256,885
Canada471:783,94961,790
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Finland441:124,92512,029
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Australia311:870,82953,581
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Cambodia131:1,191,3195,802
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Smál (49), Šmal (8) & Šmál (89) are calculated separately.

Smal (228) may also be a first name.

Smal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Narrow” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Smal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smal (Hindi: स्माल, Marathi: माल, Oriya: ସାମଲ, Russian: Смаль) is found most in Ukraine. It can also be found as: Smál, Šmal or Šmál. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smal? popularity and diffusion

Smal is the 39,781st most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 552,338 people. Smal occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Smal are found; 49 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 44 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 594,918th most commonly used forename globally, held by 228 people.

The surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 4,334 people, or 1 in 10,504. In Ukraine Smal is primarily found in: Volyn Oblast, where 28 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Kharkiv Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine Smal is found in 76 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Smal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smal surname expanded 464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Smal surname are 11.67% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Smal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.46% more than the national average, earning R 381,324 per year; in United States they earn 29.97% more than the national average, earning $56,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $52,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smál9249/
Šmal928/
Small89112,921/
Smail8930,137/
Smale897,036/
Smayl892,458/
Shmal892,107/
Smeal891,602/
Smaal891,578/
Szmal89332/
Smalt89251/
Smahl8963/
Smaïl8934/
Smaul8929/
Smalø8919/
Smajl898/
Scmal892/
Smalh892/
Jsmal891/
Smald891/
Ssmal891/
Smaãl891/
Sxmal891/
Dsmal891/
Šmál8389/
Schmal803,189/
Shmalh80438/
Smaill80411/
Smaile80391/
Smalle80245/
Smeall80221/
Smatel80159/
S'Mail8055/
Shmail8028/
Jsmail8025/
Szmall8024/
Shsmal8010/
Smagli808/
Smalll808/
Smasel807/
Smahal807/
Shmaal806/
Smayle805/
Shmall804/
Szmale804/
Szmail804/
Smeale803/
S'Maïl803/
Smault802/
Shmale802/
Smalhe802/
Smallh801/
Smalth801/
Ỉsmail801/
Smailė801/
Ssmail801/
Sxmall801/
Smaull801/
Smhail801/
Hsmail801/
Scmahl800/
Smmall800/
Smaldt800/
Ssmall800/
Scmall800/
Jmal751,890/
Smol751,207/
Zmal759/
Smól756/
Cmal753/
Smał751/
Schmahl733,997/
Schmall731,341/
Schmaal73284/
Smassel7395/
Schmalt7369/
Schmeal7358/
Schmald7343/
Schmaul7337/
Smalova7332/
S'Maile7310/
Shmagli736/
Shshmal734/
Smaille733/
Smatell733/
Shchmal732/
Schmasl731/
Shmault731/
Smalová731/
Szmacel731/
Smhaill731/
Schmalh731/
Shmahal731/
Jsmmail731/
Schmail730/
Smailova678,954/
Smole671,570/
Smaylova671,354/
Chmal67798/
Smoll67383/
Jmalh67190/
Schmalle67178/
Smahlova67101/
Djmal6788/
Smahytel6769/
Shmol6743/
Szmol6743/
J'Mal6742/
Jmail6732/
Smolt6731/
Jmaal6725/
Schmahle6723/
Schmaldt6722/
Smoil6720/
Smool6714/
Smahlová679/
Shmalova678/
Smeil673/
Schmahal673/
Zmaal672/
Jmall672/
Smailová672/
Szmał672/
Jhmal672/
Zzmal671/
Zmall671/
Schmalzz671/
Smeul671/
Jmeal671/
Cmaal671/
Jmaïl671/
Jmmal671/
Zmail671/
Smohl670/
Schmaltd670/

Smal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smal in the Hindi language
स्मालsmala-
Smal in the Oriya language
ସାମଲsamala-
Smal in the Marathi language
मालmala-
Smal in the Russian language
Смальsmal-

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