Smoyan Surname

254,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Smoyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smoyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia6721:4,360425
Russia5701:252,84726,738
Georgia2521:14,8633,004
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
France21:33,211,361423,184
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Smoyan Last Name Facts

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

Smoyan (Arabic: سمويان, Georgian: სმოიანი, Russian: Смоян) is held by more people in Armenia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Smoyan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smoyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Smoyan is the 254,336th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,692,560 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Smoyan reside; 60 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Armenia, where it is held by 672 people, or 1 in 4,360. In Armenia Smoyan is most common in: Armavir Province, where 47 percent live, Yerevan, where 18 percent live and Aragatsotn Province, where 16 percent live. Excluding Armenia this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 37 percent live and Georgia, where 16 percent live.

Smoyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Smoyan surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Smoyan surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shmoyan9243/
Smeyan83484/
Smiyan83261/
Zmoyan8347/
Smoian8315/
Smayan834/
Jmoyan833/
Smojan832/
Xmoyan831/
Smoyen831/
Smohyn831/
Smoyanova801/
Smayang7716/
Shmuyan771/
Shmeyan771/
Chmoyan771/
Smain732,773/
Smaun7333/
Smoen7311/
Smoun737/
Smean734/
Smyen732/
Smoin732/
Smaen731/
Smaín731/
Smayn731/
Smaine673,002/
Smahyn67723/
Smeyanova67114/
Smeyun6763/
Smeyne6756/
Sømoen6753/
Shmain6739/
Smiyanova6733/
Smijan6723/
Shmayn6723/
Shmoun675/
Smejan674/
Åsmoen672/
Shmaun672/
Smajan671/
Smijon671/
Smount671/
Smaisn671/
Smaain671/
Smeyen671/
Smiyam671/
Smoune671/
Smayon671/
Smayne670/
Smuian670/

Smoyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smoyan in the Georgian language
სმოიანიsmoiani87.96
სმოიანsmoian12.04
Smoyan in the Russian language
Смоянsmoan-
Smoyan in the Arabic language
سمويانsmwyan-

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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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  • 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 Smoyan
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