Smyra Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Smyra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smyra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Poland451:844,63965,213
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Šmýra (8) are calculated separately.

Smyra (26) may also be a first name.

Smyra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smyra (Russian: Смыра) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Šmýra. Click here to see other potential spellings of Smyra.

How Common Is The Last Name Smyra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,465,390th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Smyra live; 53 percent live in Eastern Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 26 people.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent live, Saxony, where 21 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 3 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 31 percent live and Ukraine, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smayra9146/
Szmyra9142/
Shmyra9112/
Smytra911/
Šmýra878/
Smyre80703/
Smira80477/
Smera80243/
Smyri8016/
Smyro803/
Sméra801/
Shmyreha7713/
Smerea73347/
Smyres73152/
Smyros7395/
Smyrou7375/
Smytry7373/
Chmyra7371/
Smaira7347/
Smyris7330/
Smirga7324/
Smerat7323/
Smirat7319/
Smeera7313/
Smerza7311/
Zhmyra738/
Smirra733/
Smeira733/
Shmera732/
Smitra732/
Smyree732/
Smyhre732/
Shmira731/
Smiraj731/
Smisra731/
Szmyro731/
Smerha731/
Smirad731/
Smirah731/
Smiras731/
Smereha6734/
Smeyres6734/
Smairat6729/
Smeirat6720/
Shmyrer6720/
Schmira6713/
Schmera6711/
Szmerha674/
Shmiras672/
Smithra672/
Shmiora672/
Smirass672/
Shmeera672/
Smerrat671/
Smehraj671/
Smairaz671/
Smeetra671/
Szmiera671/
Shmaira671/
Smirach670/

Smyra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smyra in the Russian language
Смыраsmyra-

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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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  • 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 Smyra
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