Smelena Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Smelena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smelena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Smelēna (1) are calculated separately.

Smelena (3) may also be a first name.

Smelena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smelena (Russian: Смелена) is most common in Latvia. It may occur as: Smelēna. For other potential spellings of Smelena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smelena? popularity and diffusion

Smelena is the 11,742,229th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Smelena are found; 50 percent are found in North Asia and 50 percent are found in Slavic North Asia. It is also the 7,463,778th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 3 people.

Smelena is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,050,046. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Vidzeme, where 100 percent reside. Not including Latvia Smelena is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smelēna951/
Smolena8636/
Smelina8622/
Smalena8613/
Smelana860/
Smelgina8037/
Shmelina8026/
Smalenea8014/
Shmalena808/
Shmelyna803/
Smelhyna801/
Smeleń772/
Smelenets7511/
Shmeylina756/
Shmeilyna751/
Schmelenhaus740/
Smolina7116,116/
Smolyna71864/
Smolana71233/
Smilina7185/
Smalina7121/
Smalyna7110/
Smylyna717/
Smylina716/
Smalana714/
Schmaelina711/
Smilana711/
Chmelina67201/
Smilgina6788/
Smyslina6777/
Smaylina6719/
Shmalina6716/
Smoliana6713/
Smoylina6713/
Smyslyna6711/
Shmolina6710/
Smollina678/
Shmylina677/
Smylhyna673/
Smolenoy672/
Smilgene672/
Smahlyna672/
Shmilina671/
Smailina671/
Smallina671/
Smolhana671/

Smelena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smelena in the Russian language
Смеленаsmelena-

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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 Smelena
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