Smielak Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Smielak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Śmielak (13) are calculated separately.
Smielak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smielak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Smielak is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Śmielak. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smielak? popularity and diffusion
The last name Smielak is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Smielak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Smielak live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 691,068. Apart from Poland this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Śmielak | 95 | 13 | / |
| Szmielak | 93 | 11 | / |
| Smilak | 92 | 63 | / |
| Smelak | 92 | 2 | / |
| Smilack | 86 | 69 | / |
| Smelyak | 86 | 27 | / |
| Szmelak | 86 | 5 | / |
| Smilyak | 86 | 5 | / |
| Cmielak | 86 | 2 | / |
| Smelaks | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shmelak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schmielack | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chmielak | 80 | 1,267 | / |
| Shmilyak | 80 | 60 | / |
| Shmelyak | 80 | 28 | / |
| Smelák | 77 | 127 | / |
| Cmelak | 77 | 80 | / |
| Smilák | 77 | 14 | / |
| Smilax | 77 | 5 | / |
| Smulak | 77 | 2 | / |
| Smilac | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smelakova | 75 | 9 | / |
| Smelyakova | 71 | 136 | / |
| Smeliakova | 71 | 39 | / |
| Szmigielok | 71 | 17 | / |
| Szmulak | 71 | 13 | / |
| Smilyakova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Smulyak | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chmilak | 71 | 6 | / |
| Šmilňak | 71 | 4 | / |
| Smileac | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chmelak | 71 | 4 | / |
| Smilňák | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shmulak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chmielok | 67 | 10 | / |
| Smilyaykova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chmilyak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Smoilook | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shmilyok | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schmulak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shmylyak | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Smielak
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