Smylie Surname

187,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Smylie Surname Definition:

(English, Scottish) One who came from Semilly or Semily, in France; variants of Smalley, q.v.

Smylie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9521:380,73433,628
Northern Ireland3771:4,894934
England3661:152,23514,507
Canada2221:165,97116,704
Australia1101:245,41522,739
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Scotland671:79,9085,892
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2611:16,9732,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Scotland351:106,9495,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:341,62426,307

Smylie (22) may also be a first name.

Smylie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Scottish) One who came from Semilly or Semily, in France; variants of Smalley, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Smylie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smylie is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smylie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Smylie is the 187,334th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,227,434 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Smylie are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Smylie is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Smylie is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 952 people, or 1 in 380,734. In The United States Smylie is primarily concentrated in: California, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 16 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 17 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Smylie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smylie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smylie surname grew 648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 938 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Smylie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Smylie surname are 20.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.66% being registered with the party.

The amount Smylie earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.45% less than the national average, earning R 200,928 per year; in United States they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $45,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $48,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeylie920/
Smyle91187/
Smyli911/
Smilie83478/
Smylyi83150/
Smyles83147/
Smayli8341/
Smyley8341/
Smyler8323/
Smylis839/
Smylee835/
Smayle835/
Smysle833/
Smelie832/
Smytle831/
Smeyle831/
Smylae831/
Smeelie7722/
Smaylis7713/
Shmyler7712/
Smayliy7712/
Smysley774/
Smiliey774/
Smilies774/
Smealie774/
Smailie772/
Shmylyi771/
Smelihe771/
Smaylii771/
Smilier771/
Smile7321,871/
Smili733,696/
Smyly73705/
Smele73208/
Smyla73104/
Smeli7382/
Smeallie71163/
Shmyhlei715/
Smailies711/
Smaillie710/
Smaili6719,230/
Smiles674,109/
Smajli672,475/
Smeele67690/
Smiler67684/
Smaile67391/
Smilez6791/
Smelyi6784/
Smilee6758/
Smoili6747/
Smeile6729/
Smilis6723/
Smeili6716/
Smelia6716/
Smiela6715/
Smilge6713/
Smeliy679/
Smiely679/
Shmeli678/
Jmeyli678/
Smelis678/
Shmele678/
Smayla678/
Smelii677/
Smylyy677/
Smilet676/
Shmili676/
Smilia675/
Smilye675/
Smiliy674/
Smileu673/
Smeale673/
Smilio672/
Smilai672/
Smylha672/
Smieli671/
Smehle671/
Smeler671/
Schmelier671/
Smiele671/
Smilei671/
Smiliš671/
Smajle671/
Szmele671/
Smiloe671/
Smeles671/
Smileh670/
Smelue670/

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