Smolen Surname

142,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Smolen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smolen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1851:165,88516,838
Czechia1141:93,27615,521
England911:612,28636,401
Canada761:484,81041,569
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Slovakia691:77,34014,984
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
France621:1,071,334116,831
Israel601:142,62715,171
Ukraine601:758,71277,596
Austria591:144,32919,392
Poland571:666,82057,730
Romania311:647,67345,663
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Norway171:302,48730,120
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Smoleń (5,065) & Smoleñ (5) are calculated separately.

Smolen (10) may also be a first name.

Smolen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smolen (Russian: Смолен) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Smoleń or Smoleñ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smolen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,739th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,338,750 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Smolen are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,185 people, or 1 in 165,885. In The United States Smolen is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Smolen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Smolen last name are 2.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Smolen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.91% less than the national average, earning 225,256 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 364.17% more than the national average, earning R 1,103,040 per year; in United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.53% more than the national average, earning $61,869 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smoleń945,065/
Smoleñ945/
Smollen92474/
Szmolen9232/
Smoleng924/
Smolin8318,089/
Smolyn83964/
Smalen8379/
Smolne8340/
Smulen8322/
Smolín8313/
Smolem831/
Smelen830/
Smolenová80192/
Smolenova80144/
Smolina7716,116/
Smullen772,208/
Smolyna77864/
Smallen77513/
Smeelen77146/
Smollin77115/
Smaelen7731/
Smelien7729/
Smoylin7728/
Smoling7711/
Smaalen778/
Smoilin776/
Shmalen772/
Shmolin772/
Smolind771/
Smollem771/
Szmolenová755/
Smollenová754/
Smaln731/
Schmalen71415/
Smolnova7178/
Schmulen7125/
Smoylina7113/
Shmolina7110/
Smollina718/
Shmoling713/
Schmolin711/
Shmoilin711/
Smolling711/
Smalienė711/
Smulllen710/
Smolinova67128/
Schmallen6734/
Schmoling6732/
Smelin6729/
Smulin6724/
Smalin6721/
Schmaelen6721/
Smolínová6712/
Smoliń678/
Smalyn678/
Smolynova678/
Smołeń677/
Smolinová674/
Smeleń672/
Smulln671/
Schmollng671/
Smalenova671/
Şmalen671/
Smaleń671/
Smalén671/
Schmaleng670/
Schmalent670/

Smolen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smolen in the Russian language
Смоленsmolen-

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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
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  • 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 Smolen
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