Smolenski Surname

251,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Smolenski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smolenski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2171:297,83027,540
Germany891:904,55664,175
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada421:877,27667,671
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
England161:3,482,379114,324
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Estonia81:165,22626,217
France81:8,302,840321,660
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Smoleński (1,570) are calculated separately.

Smolenski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smolenski (Russian: Смоленски) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Smoleński. Click here for other possible spellings of Smolenski.

How Common Is The Last Name Smolenski? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 251,891st most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,635,843 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Smolenski live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,217 people, or 1 in 297,830. In The United States Smolenski is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.

Smolenski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smolenski has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 121,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smolenski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smolenski last name are 2.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Smolenski earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 27.52% less than the national average, earning 250,836 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $44,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $51,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Smolenski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smolenski in the Russian language
Смоленскиsmolenski-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smolenski
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