Smel Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Smel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Smél (1) are calculated separately.
Smel (117) may also be a first name.
Smel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Smel (Marathi: मेल, Oriya: େସଲ, Russian: Смел) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Smél. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,967,751st most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Smel occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Smel live; 59 percent live in Eastern Europe and 44 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Smel is also the 864,112th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 117 people.
The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 3,351,699. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 23 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 21 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Smel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Smel in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଲ | esala | - |
| Smel in the Marathi language | ||
| मेल | mela | 80 |
| मॅल | mela | 20 |
| Smel in the Russian language | ||
| Смел | smel | - |
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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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- 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 Smel
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