Szmak Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Szmak Surname User-submission:
Szmak is a Silesian (Polish) version of the German surname Geschmack, meaning 'taste'. After WW2, Germans who stayed in Silesia were forced by the Russian government in Poland to polonize their surnames.
Szmak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 117 | 1:324,861 | 37,737 |
| United States | 63 | 1:5,753,316 | 282,354 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
The alternate forms: Szmák (20) are calculated separately.
Szmak Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Szmak is a Silesian (Polish) version of the German surname Geschmack, meaning 'taste'. After WW2, Germans who stayed in Silesia were forced by the Russian government in Poland to polonize their surnames.
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Szmak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Szmak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Szmak occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Szmák. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Szmak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,198,640th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Szmak reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 59 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Szmak is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 324,861. Not including Poland it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
Szmak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Szmak surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the political party.
Szmak earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.16% more than the national average, earning $56,163 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Szmák | 93 | 20 | / |
| Szmack | 91 | 1 | / |
| Smak | 89 | 1,821 | / |
| Zmak | 89 | 168 | / |
| Szmajke | 83 | 15 | / |
| Zhmak | 80 | 1,040 | / |
| Smack | 80 | 787 | / |
| Smaak | 80 | 132 | / |
| Zmakh | 80 | 110 | / |
| Smeak | 80 | 105 | / |
| Shmak | 80 | 28 | / |
| Szmok | 80 | 27 | / |
| Smaik | 80 | 8 | / |
| Smake | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zmack | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zmaks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Smauk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schmak | 73 | 35 | / |
| Shmakh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Smaikh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Shmake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shmack | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szmaic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Smok | 67 | 2,473 | / |
| Smakova | 67 | 1,310 | / |
| Schmack | 67 | 818 | / |
| Smac | 67 | 269 | / |
| Žmak | 67 | 146 | / |
| Smag | 67 | 105 | / |
| Schmauk | 67 | 80 | / |
| Zmák | 67 | 69 | / |
| Šmak | 67 | 39 | / |
| Cmak | 67 | 38 | / |
| Smák | 67 | 35 | / |
| Zmok | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jmak | 67 | 28 | / |
| Schmake | 67 | 9 | / |
| Smõk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Smaq | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zmakova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shchmak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zmaková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smaková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shmmakh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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