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Where Does The Last Name Smolya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Smolya (Russian: Смоля) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smolya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Smolya is the 1,589,322^nd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Smolya reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 1,264,237. In Russia Smolya is mostly found in: Altai Krai, where 19 percent reside, Moscow, where 14 percent reside and Republic of Tatarstan, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Russia Smolya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 9 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Smolya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Smolya surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 40% being registered with the party.