Smetan Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Romania

Smetan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smetan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Romania281:717,06748,956
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Austria101:851,54467,454
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Smetan (11) may also be a first name.

Smetan Last Name Facts

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

Smetan (Russian: Сметан) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Smetan.

How Common Is The Last Name Smetan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,328,442nd most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Smetan live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The surname Smetan is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 1,150,078. In Germany Smetan is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 44 percent are found, Bavaria, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent are found and Romania, where 17 percent are found.

Smetan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Smetan surname is chiefly Jewish (75%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smettan9274/
Shmetan9229/
Smietan9228/
Smetane928/
Szmetan924/
Smetann921/
Smetank921/
Smetanc921/
Smettane861/
Smeton8348/
Smatan831/
Smetanová802,907/
Smetanova80184/
Schmettan807/
Smeaton773,437/
Smeeton771,057/
Smetham77257/
Szmetán7765/
Smithan7710/
Smittan777/
Smetton773/
Smmeton771/
Smettam771/
Smeiton771/
Smieton770/
Smeyton770/
Smethon770/
Smethanova751/
Smeatham7165/
Smitasin7125/
Smittant7114/
Smithtan712/
Smitthan711/
Smithand711/
Smithean710/
Smyton67226/
Smiton67112/
Smätanová673/
Smaton670/
Cmeton670/
Smoton670/

Smetan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smetan in the Russian language
Сметанsmetan-

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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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