Smolej Surname

354,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Smolej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smolej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6231:3,993713
Slovakia1191:44,8448,512
Poland831:457,93746,478
Czechia591:180,22826,726
Austria491:173,78422,520
Croatia301:140,95319,667
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Finland61:916,11741,832
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Smolej Last Name Facts

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

Smolej is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smolej? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 354,295th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,095,955 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Smolej live; 64 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Smolej is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 3,993. In Slovenia Smolej is most prevalent in: Upper Carniola, where 74 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 16 percent are found and Savinja, where 3 percent are found. Barring Slovenia Smolej is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 12 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Smolej Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smolej has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smolej last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smolej Last Name Statistics demography

Smolej earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.27% more than the national average, earning $61,739 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smoleja9217/
Smole911,570/
Smoley831,037/
Smolec83959/
Smoler83686/
Smoleň83238/
Smolle83178/
Smolei83121/
Smalej83121/
Smolij83103/
Smolje8352/
Smoole8346/
Smoles833/
Smolez832/
Smolie831/
Smoele831/
Szmole831/
Smolejová80176/
Smolejova8011/
Smoller77573/
Smolley77176/
Smoleac77167/
Schmole77130/
Smollet77113/
Smolowe7740/
Smolets7736/
Smoglie7714/
Smolett7714/
Smolles773/
Smoletz773/
Smolijs772/
Smollie771/
Smolech771/
Smoleus771/
Smolija771/
Smoules771/
Szmolec771/
Smoleie771/
Smolher770/
Smoille770/
Smouley770/
Smale737,036/
Smola735,641/
Smoly73180/
Zmole73143/
Smoli73127/
Smule739/
Smolé731/
Smollett71276/
Schmoele7190/
Schmoley7127/
Schmoler7119/
Schmolei7119/
Schmolle7115/
Shmoller7114/
Ssmoller717/
Smoothle711/
Smootles711/
Smoljova711/
Schmolez710/
Smales672,289/
Smolyi671,659/
Smalec671,384/
Smolič67474/
Smolis67420/
Smoliy67371/
Smalle67245/
Smolic67244/
Smolla67175/
Szmola67154/
Smoleňová67150/
Smolya67128/
Smolia67111/
Smalaj6767/
Smoili6747/
Smalie6743/
Smolii6735/
Smaler6734/
Smolly6728/
Smolha6724/
Smáler6717/
Smaley6712/
Smolli6710/
Smohla6710/
Szmale674/
Smulle674/
Shmola672/
Smalee672/
Shmale672/
Smalei672/
Smalhe672/
Smalij671/
Jmolle671/
Schmouley671/
Smolay671/
Smoloa671/
Smoula671/
Smuler671/
Smalet671/
Shmule671/
Schmolher671/
Smoliæ671/
Smulie671/
Smolijová671/
Smolit671/
Smoliś671/
Smouli671/
Schmoelle671/
Schmoiler671/
Smolyy671/
Smalae671/
Smuley670/
Smoely670/
Smalje670/

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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 Smolej
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