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 surname Smelser occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smelser? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 134,574th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,178,639 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Smelser reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,190 people, or 1 in 113,623. In The United States it is primarily 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 Smelser exists in 10 countries. It is also found 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 who held the Smelser last name grew 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Smelser Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Smelser last name are 25.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.24% being 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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