Smovzh Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Smovzh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smovzh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4771:95,43513,679
Belarus1701:55,8899,490
Russia1581:912,17172,266
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Smovzh Last Name Facts

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

Smovzh (Russian: Смовж) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smovzh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smovzh is the 421,345th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,854,855 people. Smovzh is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Smovzh are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Smovzh is most common in Ukraine, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 95,435. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Kiev Oblast, where 32 percent are found, Kiev, where 27 percent are found and Cherkasy Oblast, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 21 percent are found and Russia, where 19 percent are found.

Smovzh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Smovzh last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Smovzh surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shmovzh921/
Smevzh831/
Smavzh831/
Smovzhova8012/
Chmovzh7773/
Smovj732/
Smavzhova671/
Chmovz671/
Chmovsh6246/
Schmavz621/
Shmawz501/

Smovzh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smovzh in the Russian language
Смовжsmovz-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Smovzh
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