Smelter Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Smelter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smelter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3511:1,032,64775,818
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
Australia371:729,61448,196
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Smelter (17) may also be a first name.

Smelter Last Name Facts

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

Smelter (Russian: Смельтер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smelter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 620,716th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Smelter are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Smelter is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Smelter is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 1,032,647. In The United States Smelter is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 30 percent reside, Maryland, where 19 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States Smelter occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Smelter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smelter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smelter surname grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smelter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smelter surname are 9.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.32% registered with the party.

Smelter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $47,227 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szmelter931,068/
Smeltere93114/
Shmelter9344/
Scmelter931/
Smelteer931/
Smeltger930/
Smelte9226/
Schmelter882,929/
Smilter862/
Smeltey860/
Schmaelter8213/
Schmeelter821/
Schmelte801/
Smelty7714/
Smilte776/
Schmälter75157/
Schmölter7536/
Schmleter751/
Smeltyz711/
Schmlte710/
Smilgyte675/
Zmelty6276/
Smełty622/
Zmeltá622/
Shmlti621/

Smelter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smelter in the Russian language
Смельтерsmelter-

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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 Smelter
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