Szmalec Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Szmalec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szmalec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8351:45,5197,159
England131:4,286,005132,302
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Szmalec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Szmalec occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Szmalec.

How Common Is The Last Name Szmalec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 406,994th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,473,891 people. The last name Szmalec is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Szmalec live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Poland, where it is borne by 835 people, or 1 in 45,519. Barring Poland this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smalec921,384/
Smaleck862/
Szmolec861/
Szmelec861/
Smalleck800/
Smales772,289/
Smolec77959/
Smalej77121/
Smalek7735/
Šmalec7734/
Žmalec7734/
Zmalek779/
Schmaleck753/
Smailes711,631/
Smoleac71167/
Smalets7179/
Smaletz7139/
Szmolek7132/
Smalike7125/
Smalich7120/
Smalick719/
Smalles715/
Smalerz715/
Smatlek713/
Szmałek712/
Smalych711/
Shmalex711/
Smalesk711/
Smaleik711/
Smolech711/
Szmalik711/
Smallez711/
Smaleys711/
Smoleck710/
Smailek710/
Schmalek67103/
Smallets6763/
Smolleck6759/
Smalletz6712/
Smallesh675/
Smailles672/
Schmales671/
Smallick671/
Smoleack671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Szmalec
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