Smerek Surname

512,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Smerek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smerek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Canada1591:231,73322,208
Slovakia861:62,05211,997
Poland791:481,12348,113
Ukraine731:623,59967,538
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Šmerek (93) & Šmérek (5) are calculated separately.

Smerek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smerek (Russian: Смерек) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Šmerek or Šmérek. For other potential spellings of Smerek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smerek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smerek is the 512,799th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,440,417 people. Smerek occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Smerek reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 1,596,735. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 23 percent are found, Ohio, where 12 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Slovakia, where 14 percent are found.

Smerek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Smerek last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Smerek last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Smerek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.72% more than the national average, earning $54,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $56,494 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šmerek9493/
Szmerek92107/
Smereck9229/
Smierek925/
Šmérek895/
Szmierek8637/
Schmerek8629/
Smiereck861/
Smyrek83896/
Smeryk83143/
Cmerek83126/
Smirek8373/
Smorek8350/
Smerik8326/
Smarek836/
Smereková80117/
Smerekova805/
Schmierek802/
Smerick7786/
Szmorek7733/
Cmejrek7723/
Smyreck779/
Szmirek774/
Szmyrek771/
Shmyrek771/
Shmerik771/
Shmerekova7521/
Schmerzeck7512/
Schmiereck7510/
Szmereková754/
Smerkova718/
Schmirek712/
Smoerick711/
Zmorek67189/
Smarik6741/
Shmerkova6714/
Zmarek677/
Smerikova676/
Smirik674/
Smeric672/
Cmyrek672/
Smyrik671/

Smerek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smerek in the Russian language
Смерекsmerek-

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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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  • 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 Smerek
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