Smert Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Smert Surname Definition:

(English) The quick, sharp person.

Smert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Smert (461) may also be a first name.

Smert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The quick, sharp person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Smert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smert (Russian: Смерть) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smert? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Smert live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 397,322nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 461 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,587,116. In Ukraine Smert is most numerous in: Donetsk Oblast, where 67 percent reside, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 17 percent reside and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine Smert is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and Tajikistan, where 11 percent reside.

Smert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smert surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Smert last name is primarily Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smertz919/
Smertt912/
Smerts912/
Smerth912/
Smerte912/
Smer89937/
Szmerdt8379/
Shmerts8326/
Schmert831/
Shmertz831/
Shmerte830/
Smart80107,512/
Smeer80596/
Smerz80314/
Shmer80277/
Szmer80273/
Smerd80176/
Smeur80127/
Smear8087/
Smeir8053/
Smret8020/
Smger8010/
Sæmer806/
Smort806/
Smere805/
Zmert805/
Smirt803/
Smier802/
Jsmer802/
Sømer802/
Scmer801/
Smmer801/
Smertova7716/
Schmerdt772/
Smartt733,280/
Schmer73918/
Smarth73246/
Shmeer7362/
Smirth7339/
Smeerh7321/
Cømert7318/
Smierz7316/
Smarrt736/
Shmart734/
Smirts732/
Shmeur732/
Smerdz732/
Smhart731/
Smaart731/
Szmerd731/
Shmehr731/
Smeetr731/
Szmere731/
Shmeir731/
Jsmeer731/
Shmirt731/
Smercz731/
Smardt730/
Smethr730/
Smairt730/
Schmeer672,191/
Smir671,654/
Schmier67657/
Schmehr67149/
Zmer6797/
Schmerr6776/
Šmer6770/
Schmear6756/
Jmer6752/
Schmmer6728/
Smyr6722/
Schmeir6713/
Schømer679/
Schőmer678/
Smerova676/
Schmart675/
Cmer674/
Shmeerh672/
Jshmeer671/
Hshmeer671/
Schmirt671/
Smre671/
Shmeerz671/
Schmerd671/
D'Smart671/
Shmheer671/
Smjr671/
Schmeur670/

Smert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smert in the Russian language
Смертьsmert-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smert
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