Smelser Surname
Approximately 3,345 people bear this surname
Smelser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,190 | 1:113,623 | 12,293 |
| Canada | 126 | 1:292,425 | 27,191 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 614 | 1:81,789 | 8,584 |
Smelser Demographics
Average Male Smelser Height
176.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Smelser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smelser Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Smelser is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Smelser click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smelser? popularity and diffusion
Smelser is the 134,574th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,178,639 people. Smelser is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Smelser are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,190 people, or 1 in 113,623. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.
Smelser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Smelser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smelser last name expanded 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Smelser Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Smelser surname are 25.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.24% registered with the political party.
The amount Smelser earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $48,130 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smelscer | 93 | 29 | / |
| Smelsher | 93 | 3 | / |
| Smellser | 93 | 2 | / |
| Smelseer | 93 | 0 | / |
| Schmelser | 88 | 2 | / |
| Smelcer | 86 | 1,161 | / |
| Smelzer | 86 | 48 | / |
| Smelger | 86 | 7 | / |
| Shmelse | 86 | 4 | / |
| Smelsey | 86 | 2 | / |
| Smelsea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smilser | 86 | 0 | / |
| Smelsir | 86 | 0 | / |
| Schmelsher | 82 | 0 | / |
| Smelcerz | 80 | 133 | / |
| Szmelcer | 80 | 109 | / |
| Smelcher | 80 | 60 | / |
| Shmelzer | 80 | 35 | / |
| Smelcere | 80 | 2 | / |
| Smeltcer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Scmelzer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Smellcer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Smelljer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Smelgert | 80 | 0 | / |
| Smellzer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Smeltger | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schmelzer | 75 | 12,163 | / |
| Schmelcer | 75 | 15 | / |
| Szmelcerz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Schmelger | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schmelcher | 71 | 1,188 | / |
| Šmelcer | 71 | 67 | / |
| Schmoelzer | 71 | 53 | / |
| Smelcerova | 71 | 10 | / |
| Schmelzcer | 71 | 5 | / |
| Schmuelzer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schmeltcer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shmelsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shmelze | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smelzea | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smilzer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schmellzer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schmelze | 67 | 5 | / |
| Smelcysz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smelcyrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smelcesz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chmelzer | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Smelser
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