Šmulja Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šmulja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šmulja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina271:130,9789,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Smulja (19) are calculated separately.

Šmulja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šmulja is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Smulja. For other potential spellings of Šmulja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šmulja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šmulja reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šmulja is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 130,978. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smulja9419/
Šmuljić7738/
Smula73106/
Šmůla7334/
Šmela7313/
Šmila731/
Šmala731/
Szmula6718/
Šmihla6712/
Smuela6711/
Smilja674/
Smoula671/
Smuhla671/
Smolja671/
Smolija621/
Shmulyha5798/
Smoljo50684/
Smolje5052/
Smolji506/
Smulie501/

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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 Šmulja
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