Smilla Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Smilla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Smilla (154) may also be a first name.

Smilla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smilla (Arabic: سميلا, Russian: Смилла) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smilla? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smilla is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Smilla live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Smilla is also the 740,891st most common first name world-wide, borne by 154 people.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Smilla is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 83 percent are found and Telangana, where 17 percent are found. Apart from India it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smillah922/
Schmilla8619/
Smille83232/
Smillo8379/
Smella8348/
Smylla8336/
Smilly8321/
Smilli839/
Smla801/
Smillie775,473/
Smiller7797/
Smilley7775/
Shmilli7772/
Smillei773/
Chmilla771/
Smellas771/
Schmiellau751/
Shmla737/
Smlay736/
Smlah731/
Smlly730/
Schmille7190/
Schmella7153/
Shmiller717/
Smiellie711/
Smillieh711/
Smelly6755/
Smelle6713/
Schmiller679/
Smello676/
Smelli675/
Smylle673/
Shmhla672/
Cmilli672/
Jmillo672/
Cmillo671/
Smlley671/
Smlais671/
Schmielle671/
Shmlia671/
Schmilley670/

Smilla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smilla in the Russian language
Смиллаsmilla-
Smilla in the Arabic language
سميلاsmyla-

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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 Smilla
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