Smrček Surname

414,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Smrček Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Lassian dialect word, meaning 'sponge mushroom'.

Smrček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia6471:16,4352,443
Croatia1911:22,1394,631
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Smrcek (98), Šmrček (48) & Šmrćek (2) are calculated separately.

Smrček Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Lassian dialect word, meaning 'sponge mushroom'.

- smrk

The Smrček surname means 'spruce' in Czech, more precisely 'small spruce'.

- sm3rk

Smrček Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smrček is most common in Czechia. It can also occur as: Smrcek, Šmrček or Šmrćek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smrček? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smrček is the 414,183rd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,665,334 people. The last name Smrček is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Smrček reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Smrček is most common in Czechia, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 16,435. In Czechia Smrček is mostly found in: Olomouc Region, where 25 percent reside, South Moravian Region, where 14 percent reside and Hradec Králové Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Czechia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smrcek9498/
Šmrček9448/
Šmrćek892/
Smrzek8313/
Smrčeková805/
Smrchek7726/
Smrczek7713/
Smrtschek677/
Smrcekova673/
Smrzik671/
Szmrzsik571/

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