Szmak Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1171:324,86137,737
United States631:5,753,316282,354
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077

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

Szmak is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Szmák. Click here for further potential spellings of Szmak.

How Common Is The Last Name Szmak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Szmak is the 1,198,640th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Szmak is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Szmak are found; 59 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 59 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 324,861. Aside from Poland this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Szmak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Szmak surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szmák9320/
Szmack911/
Smak891,821/
Zmak89168/
Szmajke8315/
Zhmak801,040/
Smack80787/
Smaak80132/
Zmakh80110/
Smeak80105/
Shmak8028/
Szmok8027/
Smaik808/
Smake804/
Zmack804/
Zmaks801/
Smauk800/
Schmak7335/
Shmakh7316/
Smaikh7310/
Shmake731/
Shmack731/
Szmaic731/
Smok672,473/
Smakova671,310/
Schmack67818/
Smac67269/
Žmak67146/
Smag67105/
Schmauk6780/
Zmák6769/
Šmak6739/
Cmak6738/
Smák6735/
Zmok6731/
Jmak6728/
Schmake679/
Smõk678/
Smaq676/
Zmakova672/
Shchmak671/
Zmaková671/
Smaková671/
Smax671/
Shmmakh671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Szmak
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