Smiles Surname
Approximately 4,109 people bear this surname
Smiles Surname Definition:
This, I learn, is a modern invention, the original name having been Smellie.
Smiles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,122 | 1:49,660 | 6,171 |
| United States | 937 | 1:386,829 | 34,050 |
| South Africa | 601 | 1:90,146 | 11,052 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Australia | 420 | 1:64,275 | 7,702 |
| India | 139 | 1:5,518,456 | 133,501 |
| Scotland | 73 | 1:73,340 | 5,569 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Jamaica | 13 | 1:220,765 | 6,223 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 561 | 1:43,450 | 5,433 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:83,183 | 4,503 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
Smiles (162) may also be a first name.
Smiles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This, I learn, is a modern invention, the original name having been Smellie.
Said to be derived from the name Smellie, probably from Smalley, a chapelry in the parish of Morley, co. Bucks; from Anglo-Saxon smeth-leag, smooth pasture. Smalley, Smily, Smedley would seem to be the same name.
Smiles Demographics
Average Male Smiles Height
176.43 cm
Average Female Smiles Height
161.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Smiles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smiles Come From? nationality or country of origin
Smiles occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Smiles? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 112,697th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,773,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 31 percent of Smiles are found; 30 percent are found in Northern Europe and 30 percent are found in British Isles. Smiles is also the 720,105th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 162 people.
The last name Smiles is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,122 people, or 1 in 49,660. In England Smiles is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 29 percent are found, Durham, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Outside of England this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.
Smiles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Smiles has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Smiles surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 986 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Smiles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Smiles last name is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Smiles last name are 4.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.12% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Smiles earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.11% less than the national average, earning R 168,456 per year; in United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $53,549 CAD per year.
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