Smelkova Surname

274,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Smelkova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smelkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,2851:112,15813,584
Ukraine661:689,73872,622
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Şmelkova (3), Šmelkova (2), Smelková (1) & Šmelková (345) are calculated separately.

Smelkova Last Name Facts

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

Smelkova (Russian: Смелкова) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Şmelkova, Šmelkova, Smelková or Šmelková. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smelkova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 274,999th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,161,151 people. Smelkova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Smelkova live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 1,285 people, or 1 in 112,158. In Russia Smelkova is mostly concentrated in: Vologda Oblast, where 20 percent are found, Stavropol Krai, where 19 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 5 percent are found and Latvia, where 1 percent are found.

Smelkova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Smelkova surname is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Smelkova surname are 18.02% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 64.79% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Smelkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smelkova in the Russian language
Смелковаsmelkova-

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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 Smelkova
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