Smolin Surname

29,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Smolin Surname User-submission:

Smolin is a patronymic form of Smola, meaning 'resin'.

Smolin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia16,0251:8,9941,198
United States5011:723,47156,884
Poland4591:82,80812,862
Belarus3511:27,0694,677
Kazakhstan2741:64,5357,934
Germany1301:619,27349,237
Uzbekistan1251:247,4337,897
Moldova461:77,42110,022
Estonia351:37,7667,217
England171:3,277,533109,658
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Smolín (13) & Smoliń (8) are calculated separately.

Smolin (50) may also be a first name.

Smolin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Smolin is a patronymic form of Smola, meaning 'resin'.

- Junie

Smolin Last Name Facts

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

Smolin (Georgian: სმოლინ, Russian: Смолин) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also occur as a variant: Smolín or Smoliń. For other potential spellings of Smolin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smolin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,613th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 402,872 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Smolin are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 50 people.

It is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 16,025 people, or 1 in 8,994. In Russia Smolin is mostly found in: Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 9 percent live, Stavropol Krai, where 7 percent live and Moscow, where 6 percent live. Other than Russia this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Smolin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smolin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smolin last name increased 50,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smolin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (77%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Smolin surname are 6.18% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Smolin earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 34.03% more than the national average, earning $57,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.89% less than the national average, earning $39,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smolín9413/
Smoliń948/
Smolina9216,116/
Smollin92115/
Smoylin9228/
Smoling9211/
Smoilin926/
Shmolin922/
Smolind921/
Smoylina8613/
Shmolina8610/
Smollina868/
Shmoling863/
Smolling861/
Schmolin861/
Shmoilin861/
Smolen833,116/
Smolyn83964/
Smolne8340/
Smelin8329/
Smulin8324/
Smalin8321/
Smolinova80128/
Schmoling8032/
Smolinová804/
Smolyna77864/
Smaling77632/
Smollen77474/
Smullin77290/
Smallin77133/
Shmelin7757/
Szmolen7732/
Smelien7729/
Smuling7729/
Shmalin7727/
Smalina7721/
Smuglin7719/
Shmulin7712/
Smaglin778/
Smulina775/
Smoleng774/
Smatlin772/
Chmolin771/
Schmolling75378/
Smaln731/
Smalling713,629/
Smolnova7178/
Smulling7141/
Shmalina7116/
Shmuglin7114/
Schmelin714/
Shmulina712/
Schmalin712/
Shmaling712/
Shmullin711/
Shmaglin711/
Smallina711/
Smalienė711/
Smoleń675,065/
Smolenová67192/
Smolenova67144/
Schmäling67106/
Smalen6779/
Smulen6722/
Smolínová6712/
Smalyn678/
Smolynova678/
Smoleñ675/
Shmullina674/
Schmuglin671/
Smalén671/
Smulln671/
Smolem671/
Schmollng671/
Zmelin671/
Jmulin671/
Smelen670/

Smolin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smolin in the Georgian language
სმოლინsmolin-
Smolin in the Russian language
Смолинsmolin-

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