Smaru Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Smaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Smaru (1,632) may also be a first name.

Smaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smaru is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Smaru are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 190,935th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 1,632 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Smaru is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 100 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smaruj91392/
Smarus9152/
Smarup9110/
Smarou911/
Smaruś911/
Zmaru801/
Smoru801/
Zmarou73138/
Smerou7368/
Chmaru731/
Jmmaru731/
Zmarrou671,139/
Smourou671/
Hjmahrus6215/
Zmoru601/
Chmoru5522/
Smoroň557/
Jmorou551/
Chmharouch531/

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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 Smaru
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