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 surname Smel (Marathi: मेल, Oriya: େସଲ, Russian: Смел) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also occur as a variant: Smél. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Smel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,967,751st most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Smel reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 864,112th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 117 people.
Smel is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 3,351,699. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 23 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 21 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Russia Smel occurs 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smel
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