Smilgins Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Smilgins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Smilgins Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia521:39,4246,000
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Smilgiņš (1) are calculated separately.

Smilgins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smilgins occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Smilgiņš. For other potential spellings of Smilgins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smilgins? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Smilgins are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequent in Latvia, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 39,424. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Latgale, where 54 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 40 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Latvia Smilgins exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 5 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smilginis946/
Smilginas941/
Smilgiņš921/
Smildzins82121/
Smelins8022/
Smithleins781/
Smelitns632/
Smilence631/

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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 Smilgins
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