Smlay Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Smlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Smlay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smlay is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smlay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Smlay reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 44,083,065. In Indonesia Smlay is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Smlay is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Smlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smlay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smly892/
Smla891/
Shmla807/
Smley802/
Smlah801/
Smlly800/
Smelly7355/
Smella7348/
Smylla7336/
Smilly7321/
Smilla7315/
Shmhla732/
Scmley731/
Smlais731/
Smlley731/
Shmlia731/
Smlyth730/
Smelley671,247/
Smilley6775/
Smle672/
Jmla672/
Smillah672/
Jmly671/
Smli671/
Smellas671/
Smeelly671/
Cmla671/

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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 Smlay
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