Smelo Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Smelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Smeló (12) are calculated separately.
Smelo (2) may also be a first name.
Smelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Smelo (Russian: Смело) occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms: Smeló. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Smelo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Smelo is the 11,742,229th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Smelo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Smelo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 9,404,674th most common first name at a global level, borne by 2 people.
Smelo is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Smelo is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live and Gauteng, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smeló | 93 | 12 | / |
| Smeloy | 91 | 2 | / |
| Szmelo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shmelo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shmelyo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Smela | 80 | 1,232 | / |
| Smilo | 80 | 76 | / |
| Cmelo | 80 | 44 | / |
| Smelá | 80 | 36 | / |
| Smalo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Smolo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shmelyoa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shmylo | 73 | 361 | / |
| Smahlo | 73 | 338 | / |
| Chmelo | 73 | 220 | / |
| Shmalo | 73 | 72 | / |
| Szmela | 73 | 60 | / |
| Shmilo | 73 | 56 | / |
| Smelas | 73 | 38 | / |
| Shmela | 73 | 35 | / |
| Szmeló | 73 | 29 | / |
| Smollo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Smelia | 73 | 16 | / |
| Smiela | 73 | 15 | / |
| Smallo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Smaylo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Smyslo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Smoloň | 73 | 6 | / |
| Smeila | 73 | 5 | / |
| Smailo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Smilio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Smaela | 73 | 2 | / |
| Smiolo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Smajlo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Smeela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Smoilo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Smelah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Smeala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Smelya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shmeila | 67 | 334 | / |
| Shmyhlo | 67 | 162 | / |
| Shmahlo | 67 | 141 | / |
| Shmuilo | 67 | 137 | / |
| Smelash | 67 | 80 | / |
| Schmela | 67 | 67 | / |
| Shmaylo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Smilios | 67 | 62 | / |
| Shmoylo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Shmailo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Shmuylo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Smiglio | 67 | 29 | / |
| Smailos | 67 | 27 | / |
| Shmelya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Szmajlo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Smailou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shmoilo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Smahalo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Szmahlo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Smaylos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shmeela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Smailoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shmelia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shmallo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Smalloy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smealas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szmejło | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szmiela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shmelaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dsmmela | 67 | 1 | / |
Smelo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Smelo in the Russian language | ||
| Смело | smelo | - |
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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
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- 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 Smelo
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