Smilić Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Smilić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smilić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1211:59,0495,535
Kosovo411:45,4113,740
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

The alternate forms: Smilic (2) are calculated separately.

Smilić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smilić is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Smilic. For other possible spellings of Smilić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smilić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Smilić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Serbia, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 59,049. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Toplica District, where 26 percent are found, Belgrade, where 18 percent are found and Srem District, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Serbia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 25 percent are found and Croatia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smilic942/
Smilich7718/
Smajlić776/
Smoilitz715/
Smilez6791/
Cmelić6715/
Schmilich674/
Smelic672/
Smilec671/
Smelich6268/
Smileac624/
Smithleitch591/
Szmelich5783/
Shmelich571/
Schmelich5348/
Schmelitz534/

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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 Smilić
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