Smelkov Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Smelkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smelkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7231:199,34021,960
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

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

Smelkov Last Name Facts

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

Smelkov (Russian: Смелков) is most common in Russia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Šmelkov. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smelkov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 421,345th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Smelkov live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 723 people, or 1 in 199,340. In Russia Smelkov is most prevalent in: Vologda Oblast, where 15 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent are found and Murmansk Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 5 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Smelkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Smelkov last name is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Smelkov last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Smelkov earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 117.75% more than the national average, earning $93,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šmelkov951/
Shmelkov931,608/
Smelkova931,412/
Smelkovs9318/
Shmelkova881,408/
Smilkov86508/
Smylkov865/
Smelcov862/
Shchmelkov821/
Schmelkova821/
Smilkova80560/
Smelkoff8033/
Zhmelkov8023/
Smelcova8011/
Shmilkov808/
Chmelkov807/
Smylkova807/
Şmelkova803/
Shmelcov802/
Shmylkov802/
Šmelkova802/
Zhmelkova7511/
Shmilkova756/
Szmilkova751/
Shmelkoff751/
Smellkoff751/
Schmelkop750/
Smilcov712/
Zhmylkov6721/
Chmelkow671/
Zhmylkova6321/

Smelkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smelkov in the Russian language
Смелковsmelkov-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smelkov
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