Smekh Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Smekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2281:632,11955,141
Ukraine2091:217,81229,120
Belarus331:287,91132,667
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Smekh (40) may also be a first name.

Smekh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smekh (Russian: Смех) is most common in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Smekh.

How Common Is The Last Name Smekh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smekh is the 630,290th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Smekh reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 40 people.

Smekh is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 632,119. In Russia Smekh is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 25 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 43 percent reside and Belarus, where 7 percent reside.

Smekh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Smekh last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 40.74% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeksh919/
Smeikh917/
Smek89342/
Shmeekh831/
Smeke80518/
Szmek80261/
Smeck80191/
Smeak80105/
Smykh8029/
Smeik8023/
Smech8018/
Smeek8010/
Smikh8010/
Smejh803/
Shmek802/
Smiek801/
Smeuk801/
Smekhova771,835/
Smiech73307/
Smeigh73168/
Smeeks7353/
Schmek7335/
Smeach7323/
Smaikh7310/
Smikth739/
Smekss736/
Smeich736/
Smeche732/
Shmikh731/
Smeagh730/
Smehek730/
Shmeck730/
Smesck730/
Smeych730/
Smeick730/
Shmekhova711/
Smyk6712,592/
Schmeck67865/
Smik67391/
Smej67357/
Zmek67310/
Smjk6774/
Szmecht6737/
Smec6736/
Schmetk6729/
Smeková6716/
Šmek677/
Szmiech674/
Smex674/
Schmeek673/
Smekova673/
Schmiek672/
Cmek672/
Smeq672/
Szmejke671/
Schmekk671/
Schmech671/
Smék671/
Smík671/
Schmedk670/
Schmeik670/
Smeyche670/
Shmedke670/

Smekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smekh in the Russian language
Смехsmeh-

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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 Smekh
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