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

The surname Smelter (Russian: Смельтер) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Smelter.

How Common Is The Last Name Smelter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Smelter is the 620,716th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Smelter reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

The surname Smelter is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 1,032,647. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 30 percent are found, Maryland, where 19 percent are found and Illinois, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Smelter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smelter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smelter last name rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smelter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smelter surname are 9.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.32% being registered with the political 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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