Šmejkal Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šmejkal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šmejkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2201:48,3348,083
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392

The alternate forms: Smejkal (5,166) & Smejkál (8) are calculated separately.

Šmejkal Last Name Facts

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

Šmejkal occurs most in Czechia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Smejkal or Smejkál. For other potential spellings of Šmejkal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šmejkal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šmejkal is the 1,025,894th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šmejkal are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 48,334. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 48 percent are found, Plzeň Region, where 15 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Czechia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 9 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smejkal955,166/
Smejkál908/
Šmejkalová82229/
Šmejkalova823/
Smehjkal805/
Szmejkal801/
Smekal77686/
Šmýkal7715/
Šmíkal7714/
Šmikal777/
Zmekal772/
Schmejkal7550/
Smejkalová713,820/
Zmeškal71603/
Smeykal71172/
Zmeskal71119/
Smeikal7181/
Smejkalova7149/
Smeskal7110/
Szmekal711/
Smedkal711/
Smeckal711/
Smezkal710/
Schmekal6725/
Smeshkal676/
Zmeshkal672/
Szmejkál671/
Szmejkał671/
Shmekall670/

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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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  • 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 Šmejkal
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