Zmuda Surname

119,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Zmuda Surname Definition:

(Polish) The inactive or lazy person.

Zmuda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5631:231,90022,306
Poland1,0681:35,5895,493
France3911:169,87926,428
Germany2601:309,63631,423
England1351:412,72628,150
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
Czechia551:193,33628,224
Canada551:669,92054,285
Slovakia401:133,41124,423
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Northern Ireland341:54,2664,423
Austria231:370,23639,193
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Norway181:285,68329,080
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Żmuda (75), Žmuda (8) & Zmüda (1) are calculated separately.

Zmuda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The inactive or lazy person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Zmuda Last Name Facts

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

Zmuda is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Żmuda, Žmuda or Zmüda. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zmuda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zmuda is the 119,677th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,898,787 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Zmuda live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Zmuda is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,563 people, or 1 in 231,900. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 20 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 28 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.

Zmuda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zmuda are 10.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Zmuda earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.06% less than the national average, earning 283,564 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $45,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning $58,103 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Żmuda9375/
Žmuda938/
Zmüda931/
Szmuda91396/
Czmuda9169/
Zmuida9126/
Zmujda911/
Zhmuida8352/
Zhmuyda8312/
Smuda802,294/
Zmoda8019/
Čmuda806/
Jmuda804/
Zmida803/
Zmudy802/
Szmida7389/
Szmude7324/
Chmuda7313/
Smouda735/
Žmuida735/
Szmudi731/
Jmuida731/
Jmauda731/
Schmuda6797/
Chmouda6717/

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