Smirnoff Surname

166,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Smirnoff Surname User-submission:

(Russian) This surname is derived from an adjectival nickname smirnyy, which means 'quiet', 'still', 'peaceful', 'gentle'.

Smirnoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,6901:85,28010,721
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Belarus901:105,56715,905
Uzbekistan711:435,62210,503
France381:1,747,966156,445
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Finland221:249,85019,707
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Israel91:950,84857,975
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Smirnoff (22) may also be a first name.

Smirnoff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Russian) This surname is derived from an adjectival nickname smirnyy, which means 'quiet', 'still', 'peaceful', 'gentle'.

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This surname is derived from a nickname, which means: 'quiet', 'still', 'peaceful', or 'gentle'.

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Smirnoff Last Name Facts

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

Smirnoff (Russian: Смирнофф) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smirnoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 166,914th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,811,553 people. The last name Smirnoff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Smirnoff are found; 59 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 1,690 people, or 1 in 85,280. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 22 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 20 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Smirnoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smirnoff has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smirnoff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Smirnoff last name are 5.83% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 40.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Smirnoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 173.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 53,071 per year; in United States they earn 44.92% more than the national average, earning $62,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning $52,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smirnnoff941/
Smirnof93231/
Smernoff88142/
Smyrnoff8825/
Smirnoof8810/
Smurnoff882/
Smirnov80394,611/
Smirnow80872/
Smernof806/
Smirnob806/
Smyrnof805/
Smirnova75465,042/
Smirnovs753,635/
Smirnowa75202/
Szmirnov7532/
Smirnnov7511/
Smmirnov7510/
Smiernow758/
Smirnoov758/
Smitrnov756/
Shmirnov754/
Ssmirnov753/
Smirngov751/
Smirhnov751/
Smirennov7115/
Smirnnova719/
Szmirnova718/
Smmirnova717/
Smiornova713/
Ssmirnova713/
Schmirnov711/
Shmirnova711/
Smirngova711/
Smyrnov6717,230/
Smernov671,403/
Cmirnov67210/
Smirennova6738/
Smurnov6725/
Smyrnow6722/
Smirnovová6713/
Smirnów676/
Smirnovova674/
Schmiernow674/
Smiryonnov672/
Smirnowová671/
Schmirnova671/
Smernow671/

Smirnoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smirnoff in the Russian language
Смирноффsmirnoff-

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