Smilansky Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Smilansky Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Smilanka, a town in Lithuania.

Smilansky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1341:63,8638,018
United States451:8,054,643356,745
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Smilansky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Smilanka, a town in Lithuania.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Smilansky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smilansky is found most in Israel. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smilansky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,244,200th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Smilansky reside; 72 percent reside in West Asia and 72 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most numerous in Israel, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 63,863. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Central District, where 26 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 24 percent reside and Haifa District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Israel this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Smilansky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smilansky has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smilansky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smilansky surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Smilansky earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.52% more than the national average, earning $54,160 USD per year.

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