Smyllie Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Smyllie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smyllie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:1,051,28451,324
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Smyllie Last Name Facts

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

Smyllie occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smyllie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Smyllie occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Smyllie reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 26 percent reside, Cheshire, where 17 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 13 percent reside. Barring England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Smyllie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smyllie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Smyllie surname rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Smyllie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Smyllie surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smylle923/
Smillie865,473/
Smellie862,200/
Smyller862/
Smlie831/
Smaellie8028/
Shmyller803/
Smillieh801/
Smiellie801/
Smille77232/
Smylla7736/
Smelle7713/
Smilli779/
Smelli775/
Smlley771/
Schmyller751/
Smle732/
Smli731/
Smelley711,247/
Smeller71133/
Smiller7197/
Smilley7175/
Shmilli7172/
Smillei713/
Smaelle711/
Schmille6790/
Småli6732/
Shmiller677/
Shmuelli676/
Schmller675/
Shmli672/
Schmelli672/
Shmeller671/
Shmle671/
Smler671/
Schmelle671/
Smlly670/
Smelljer670/

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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
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  • 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 Smyllie
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