Smetan Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Smetan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 70 | 1:1,150,078 | 75,714 |
| Russia | 37 | 1:3,895,218 | 191,585 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Smetan (11) may also be a first name.
Smetan Demographics
Smetan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Smetan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smetan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Smetan (Russian: Сметан) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Smetan? popularity and diffusion
Smetan is the 1,328,442nd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Smetan reside; 49 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Smetan is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 1,150,078. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 44 percent live, Bavaria, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent live and Romania, where 17 percent live.
Smetan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Jewish (75%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smettan | 92 | 74 | / |
| Shmetan | 92 | 29 | / |
| Smietan | 92 | 28 | / |
| Smetane | 92 | 8 | / |
| Szmetan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Smetann | 92 | 1 | / |
| Smetank | 92 | 1 | / |
| Smetanc | 92 | 1 | / |
| Smettane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smeton | 83 | 48 | / |
| Smatan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Smetanová | 80 | 2,907 | / |
| Smetanova | 80 | 184 | / |
| Schmettan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Smeaton | 77 | 3,437 | / |
| Smeeton | 77 | 1,057 | / |
| Smetham | 77 | 257 | / |
| Szmetán | 77 | 65 | / |
| Smithan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Smittan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Smetton | 77 | 3 | / |
| Smmeton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smettam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smeiton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smieton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Smeyton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Smethon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Smethanova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Smeatham | 71 | 65 | / |
| Smitasin | 71 | 25 | / |
| Smittant | 71 | 14 | / |
| Smithtan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Smitthan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smithand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smithean | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smyton | 67 | 226 | / |
| Smiton | 67 | 112 | / |
| Smätanová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Smaton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cmeton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Smoton | 67 | 0 | / |
Smetan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Smetan in the Russian language | ||
| Сметан | smetan | - |
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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 Smetan
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