Smily Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Morocco

Smily Surname Definition:

William do Semilly, Similly, or Semellie, and the Castle of S., Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); also 1198, and the Park of Similly (Ib.).

Smily Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2701:2,840,98386,804
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
China101:136,732,1577,199
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3241:154,99614,292

Smily (1,021) may also be a first name.

Smily Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William do Semilly, Similly, or Semellie, and the Castle of S., Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); also 1198, and the Park of Similly (Ib.).

The Norman People (1874)

Smily Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smily (Arabic: سملى, Hindi: स्माइली) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smily? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 403,960th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,395,790 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Smily reside; 53 percent reside in North Africa and 31 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 251,260th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 1,021 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 2,840,983. In India Smily is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 34 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 11 percent reside and Delhi, where 2 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 28 percent reside and Egypt, where 25 percent reside.

Smily Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smily has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smily surname declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smily Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Smily surname is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Smily last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Smily earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 576.03% more than the national average, earning R 1,606,500 per year; in United States they earn 13.25% more than the national average, earning $48,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $53,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smiley9129,570/
Smaily9159/
Smilay9128/
Shmily9121/
Smiely919/
Smiliy914/
Smeily914/
Smioly913/
Smilyy911/
Smilèy911/
Smitley831,769/
Smailey8341/
Shmitly835/
Smiliey834/
Smileys833/
Smuilys833/
Smieley832/
Shmeily832/
Shmilya831/
Smilaya831/
Shmaily831/
Smittly830/
Smidtly830/
Smile8021,871/
Smili803,696/
Smyly80705/
Smila80275/
Smely8048/
Zmily8010/
Smély801/
Smithley77254/
Smailytė775/
Schmiely771/
Smidtley770/
Schmiloy770/
Smaili7319,230/
Smiles734,109/
Smaila731,774/
Smiler73684/
Smelyy73547/
Shmila73527/
Smilie73478/
Smaile73391/
Smylyi73150/
Smilez7391/
Smelyi7384/
Jmeily7365/
Smilee7358/
Smoili7347/
Smyley7341/
Smeile7329/
Smilaj7328/
Smilis7323/
Smeili7316/
Smiela7315/
Smilge7313/
Smeliy739/
Smylyy737/
Smilet736/
Shmili736/
Jmaily736/
Smilia735/
Smeila735/
Smileu733/
Smeloy732/
Smilio732/
Smilai732/
Smealy731/
Smelya731/
Zmaily731/
Smiele731/
Smihla731/
Smilei731/
Smiliš731/
Smieli731/
Smeley730/
Smileh730/
Schmieley7122/
Schmitley711/
Smailes671,631/
Smittle67629/
Smelaya67567/
Shmeila67334/
Smailis67182/
Smoilis67166/
J'Meily67111/
Smailer6755/
Smeiles6749/
Smailaj6741/
Šmuilys6737/
Smeilis6731/
Shmelya6727/
Smilich6718/
Shmiler6716/
Smayliy6712/
Smailla6711/
S'Maile6710/
Ssmaila677/
Schmila676/
Smaaila676/
Jmeilly675/
Smeille675/
Smaaili675/
Schmely674/
Smysley674/
Smailia674/
Smaille673/
Smithle673/
J'Moily672/
J'Maily672/
Shmelyo672/
Schmile672/
Smaijli672/
Smailie672/
Smailje672/
Smailli672/
Jsmaili672/
Shmaila672/
Smithlloyd671/
Shmeley671/
Shmoili671/
Smailai671/
Smajlyi671/
Shmeile671/
Szmaila671/
Szmiela671/
Shmaitelly671/
Shmaitilly671/
Szmaili671/
Shmylyi671/
Smetley670/
Smoille670/
Smealey670/
Smisler670/
Smeally670/
Smitler670/

Smily Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smily in the Hindi language
स्माइलीsma'ili50
इश्माईलीisma'ili50
Smily in the Arabic language
سملىsmly-

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Smily Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smily
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