Smolka Surname

76,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Smolka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smolka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0961:38,4095,091
Czechia1,0941:9,7201,289
United States8531:424,92336,761
Poland7971:47,6907,518
Slovakia5531:9,6501,091
Ukraine4361:104,41014,924
Austria1291:66,01110,168
Russia1231:1,171,73286,402
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
Canada611:604,02649,778
England611:913,41146,955
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Wales131:238,04114,239
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Norway111:467,48139,375
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Šmolka (11) are calculated separately.

Smolka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smolka (Russian: Смолка) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šmolka. Click here for further potential spellings of Smolka.

How Common Is The Last Name Smolka? popularity and diffusion

Smolka is the 76,071st most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,130,203 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Smolka are found; 46 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Smolka is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,096 people, or 1 in 38,409. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 43 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live and Bavaria, where 9 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Smolka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Smolka surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Smolka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning 391,381 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.67% less than the national average, earning R 45,936 per year; in United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10% less than the national average, earning $44,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šmolka9411/
Szmolka92265/
Smolkay921/
Schmolka86109/
Smolko832,908/
Smołka831,843/
Smulka83385/
Smalka83168/
Smolke83113/
Smolca8348/
Smolky8340/
Smolkó832/
Smolki832/
Jmolka831/
Szmolke77202/
Smolker7737/
Szmulka7725/
Smolkis7715/
Smoolca7712/
Szmolko7710/
Shmulka778/
Szmołka775/
Shmolko772/
Chmolka771/
Shmolke771/
Schmolke713,531/
Smalkais7153/
Smalkajs711/
Schmolki711/
Smoolker711/
Smalko671,043/
Smulko67612/
Smułka67296/
Smołko6793/
Smółka6737/
Schmolcke6710/
Smalkó674/
Smalke674/
Schmolker672/
Smalca672/
Zmolke672/
Smalky672/
Smalki671/

Smolka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smolka in the Russian language
Смолкаsmolka-

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