Smelka Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Smelka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 92 | 1:413,139 | 43,861 |
| Hungary | 22 | 1:446,194 | 29,593 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Šmelka (2) are calculated separately.
Smelka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smelka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Smelka (Russian: Смелка) is most common in Poland. It can be found as: Šmelka. For other potential spellings of Smelka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smelka? popularity and diffusion
Smelka is the 1,581,912th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Smelka are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Smelka is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 413,139. Barring Poland Smelka is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 17 percent are found and Ukraine, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šmelka | 94 | 2 | / |
| Shmelka | 92 | 14 | / |
| Szmelka | 92 | 4 | / |
| Schmelka | 86 | 35 | / |
| Shmelkoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smelko | 83 | 553 | / |
| Smylka | 83 | 362 | / |
| Smilka | 83 | 31 | / |
| Smelkó | 83 | 30 | / |
| Cmelka | 83 | 23 | / |
| Smełka | 83 | 23 | / |
| Chmelka | 77 | 297 | / |
| Shmelko | 77 | 18 | / |
| Shmylka | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shmelke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Smelcke | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schmelke | 71 | 111 | / |
| Schmelkó | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smilkhah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shmelker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Šmelko | 67 | 317 | / |
| Smilko | 67 | 106 | / |
| Schmeelke | 67 | 90 | / |
| Smylko | 67 | 45 | / |
| Schmelcke | 67 | 41 | / |
| Schmelkes | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cmelko | 67 | 9 | / |
| Smilke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Smelco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schmelker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Śmelko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smilkó | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shchmylka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schmelkop | 67 | 0 | / |
| Smilky | 67 | 0 | / |
Smelka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Smelka in the Russian language | ||
| Смелка | smelka | - |
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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 Smelka
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