Smetanka Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Smetanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smetanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Ukraine2181:208,82028,065
Slovakia1571:33,9906,164
Russia1261:1,143,83484,931
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Smetánka (93) are calculated separately.

Smetanka (12) may also be a first name.

Smetanka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smetanka (Russian: Сметанка) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms: Smetánka. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smetanka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 421,345th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,854,855 people. Smetanka occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Smetanka are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 41 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Smetanka is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 1,421,408. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 27 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 26 percent are found and Slovakia, where 19 percent are found.

Smetanka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Smetanka last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (46%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Smetanka last name are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.96% being registered to vote for the party.

Smetanka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $45,747 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smetánka9693/
Smietanka94244/
Smethanka941/
Smetanko88905/
Smetanca88205/
Smytanka8820/
Smitanka887/
Smietanko8239/
Śmietanka8219/
Shmitanka823/
Smeteanko821/
Szmeteanca782/
Smitanko752/
Cmetanca751/
Smiotanko718/
Śmietanko716/
Smithonka710/

Smetanka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smetanka in the Russian language
Сметанкаsmetanka-

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