Smija Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Smija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 29 | 1:366,671 | 43,532 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Šmija (1) are calculated separately.
Smija (834) may also be a first name.
Smija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Smija is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Šmija. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smija? popularity and diffusion
The surname Smija is the 2,661,929th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Smija live; 55 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 282,756th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 834 people.
The surname Smija is most common in Czechia, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 366,671. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 76 percent are found, Prague, where 21 percent are found and Liberec Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Czechia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Smija
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