Smirnof Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Smirnof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smirnof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1951:739,09362,034
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Smirnof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smirnof (Russian: Смирноф) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smirnof? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,073,555th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Smirnof live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 739,093. In Russia Smirnof is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 24 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 16 percent live and Vologda Oblast, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Smirnof Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Smirnof last name is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Smirnof surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 30% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Smirnof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smirnof in the Russian language
Смирнофsmirnof-

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Footnotes

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