Smiley Surname
Approximately 29,570 people bear this surname
Smiley Surname Definition:
Thomas Smelie, merchant and guild-brother in Glasgow, 1612 (Burgesses). James Smillie in Strafrank, parish of Carstairs, 1754 (Lanark CR.). William Smellie (1740-1795), printer and naturalist in Edinburgh. Smeallie 1647, Smyllie 1697. Smillie recorded in Edinburgh, 1942.
Read More About This SurnameSmiley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25,529 | 1:14,198 | 1,774 |
| Canada | 1,585 | 1:23,246 | 3,165 |
| England | 549 | 1:101,490 | 10,680 |
| India | 365 | 1:2,101,549 | 71,002 |
| Australia | 288 | 1:93,735 | 10,700 |
| Jamaica | 244 | 1:11,762 | 1,208 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Northern Ireland | 176 | 1:10,483 | 1,635 |
| New Zealand | 89 | 1:50,880 | 8,201 |
| Russia | 85 | 1:1,695,565 | 111,577 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:101,015 | 6,880 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| Honduras | 22 | 1:400,747 | 3,070 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Moldova | 15 | 1:237,425 | 21,121 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 265 | 1:16,716 | 2,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 96 | 1:253,910 | 18,354 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,507 | 1:11,142 | 1,451 |
The alternate forms: Smilèy (1) are calculated separately.
Smiley (1,418) may also be a first name.
Smiley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Thomas Smelie, merchant and guild-brother in Glasgow, 1612 (Burgesses). James Smillie in Strafrank, parish of Carstairs, 1754 (Lanark CR.). William Smellie (1740-1795), printer and naturalist in Edinburgh. Smeallie 1647, Smyllie 1697. Smillie recorded in Edinburgh, 1942. Harrison derives the name as a variant of Smalley, from the name of a place in Derbyshire, but I feel doubtful of this.
(English, Scottish) One who came from Semilly or Semily, in France; variants of Smalley, q.v.
May be from the Anglo-Saxon smel, another form of Small. Ferguson.
Smiley Demographics
Average Smiley Salary in
United States
$41,052 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Smiley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smiley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Smiley (Hindi: स्मार्इली) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Smilèy. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Smiley? popularity and diffusion
The last name Smiley is the 18,643rd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 246,451 people. The last name Smiley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Smiley reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Smiley is also the 207,345th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,418 people.
Smiley is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 25,529 people, or 1 in 14,198. In The United States Smiley is most common in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Smiley is found in 97 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Smiley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Smiley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smiley last name grew 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 572 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 265 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Smiley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Smiley surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Smiley last name are 12.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.59% registered with the political party.
The amount Smiley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $55,410 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Smiley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Smiley in the Hindi language | ||
| स्मार्इली | smar'ili | 50 |
| स्माइली | sma'ili | 50 |
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Smiley Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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