Smichael Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Smichael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smichael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Smichael (26) may also be a first name.

Smichael Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smichael is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smichael? popularity and diffusion

The surname Smichael is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Smichael live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Outside of Ethiopia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Argentina, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmichael891/
Zmichael887/
Smeichel884/
Smichail881/
Schmeichael841/
Szmeichel82195/
Szmaichel822/
Szmiechel821/
Schmeichel781,655/
Schmaichel7820/
Schmiechel783/
Schmmeichel742/
Szmejchel7177/
Szmajchel7167/
Schmejchel5620/

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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 Smichael
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