Smelyak Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Smelyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smelyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Smelyak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smelyak (Russian: Смеляк) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smelyak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Smelyak occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Smelyak are found; 78 percent are found in North Asia and 78 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

The surname Smelyak is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 5,543,194. In Russia it is most common in: Sakhalin Oblast, where 31 percent reside, Altai Republic, where 27 percent reside and Omsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Russia Smelyak is found in one country. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.

Smelyak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smelyak surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shmelyak9328/
Smelak922/
Smolyak863,647/
Smielak8657/
Smalyak8643/
Szmelak865/
Smilyak865/
Shmelak861/
Smelaks861/
Smelyakova82136/
Shmilyak8060/
Szmielak8011/
Szmolyak801/
Shmylyak801/
Smolak773,869/
Smelák77127/
Cmelak7780/
Smilak7763/
Smalak7713/
Smelakova759/
Smoliak712,686/
Smilack7169/
Smeliakova7139/
Smolack7116/
Śmielak7113/
Smaliak7112/
Smilyakova7112/
Smolhak719/
Chmelak714/
Szmalak711/
Shmolak711/
Schmielack711/
Smollack6735/
Smilyaykova676/
Smolhack676/
Chmilyak673/
Shmilyok672/
Shmolack671/
Smoylyakova671/
Smoleack671/

Smelyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smelyak in the Russian language
Смелякsmelak-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Smelyak
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