Smelley Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Smelley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smelley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2421:291,83527,061
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Smelley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smelley is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Smelley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smelley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Smelley is the 303,968th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,844,062 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Smelley live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,242 people, or 1 in 291,835. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 33 percent reside, Virginia, where 4 percent reside and Michigan, where 3 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Estonia, where 0 percent reside.

Smelley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smelley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smelley surname grew 1,411 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smelley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smelley surname are 10.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.73% being registered with the political party.

Smelley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $40,654 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smelly9255/
Smelle9213/
Smlley921/
Schmelley880/
Smellie862,200/
Smeller86133/
Smilley8675/
Smaelle861/
Smeelly861/
Smley832/
Smlly830/
Smaellie8028/
Shmuelly801/
Smiellie801/
Schmelle801/
Shmeller801/
Smille77232/
Smella7748/
Smilly7721/
Smelli775/
Smylle773/
Scmley771/
Schmeller75910/
Schmoelle751/
Schmielle751/
Schmellei751/
Schmilley750/
Smly732/
Smle732/
Smillie715,473/
Smiller7197/
Smyllie7187/
Smillei713/
Smyller712/
Smellas711/
Schmille6790/
Schmella6753/
Shmiller677/
Smlay676/
Shmuelli676/
Schmller675/
Shmyller673/
Schmelli672/
Smillieh671/
Shmle671/
Smler671/

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Smelley Reference & Research

Smiley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Smiley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Smelley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis