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 last name Smekh (Russian: Смех) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smekh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 630,290th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. The last name Smekh occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Smekh are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 40 people.

The surname Smekh is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 632,119. In Russia Smekh is most numerous in: Moscow, where 25 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent live. Besides Russia Smekh exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 43 percent live and Belarus, where 7 percent live.

Smekh Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Smekh surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 40.74% registered to vote for the 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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