Smirke Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Smirke Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Smerche; a personal name.

Smirke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia421:642,75544,739
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Smirke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Smerche; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Smirke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smirke is most common in Australia. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smirke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smirke is the 1,718,748th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Smirke are found; 42 percent are found in Australasia and 42 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Smirke is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 642,755. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Western Australia, where 86 percent are found, South Australia, where 12 percent are found and Queensland, where 2 percent are found. Beside Australia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Smirke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smirke has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Smirke surname expanded 414 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smirke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smirke last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

Smirke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 71.51% more than the national average, earning $74,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smirker921/
Smirk91435/
Smerke83134/
Smyrke832/
Smeirk831/
Smierk831/
Smurke831/
Smerker77161/
Smircea7753/
Szmierk771/
Schmirk771/
Schmircker750/
Smrek73565/
Smyrk73134/
Smerk73134/
Šmirk734/
Smirg732/
Smirkova7111/
Szmerkes718/
Smihrcki710/
Smyrek67896/
Szmrek6785/
Smerka6774/
Schmerker6753/
Smerck6738/
Szmerk6719/
Smierc6717/
Smyrka678/
Smreck677/
Smirqi673/
Smerki672/
Shmerk671/
Shmirkova671/
Zmurke671/

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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 Smirke
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