Smara is used as a family name or surname in Algeria. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Smara
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Algeria
Meaning: Worn in North Africa, could be a place name (cf. the city of Smara in Morocco and Smara Ain near Constantine), but also a derivative of Samir (qv). The root smr may designate one that is brown, sunburnt (meaning found in the name Asmar), it also serves to name the gum tree (tree).

How popular is Smara?

Smara is common in Algeria.

Smara is ranked 110903 on our list.

Smara is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Algeria which may be its originating country too. Around 3682 people have been found who wears Smara as their family name. Smara is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
212,166 Canada9
901,054 United States8
59,967 Moldova4
720,003 Russia4
26,321 Israel3
279,271 Australia1
62,864 New Zealand1
492,292 Ukraine1
14,644 Tunisia1
8,371 Syria1
25,721 Egypt1
42,479 Greece1
9,498 Iceland1
165,773 Belarus1
16,283 Lithuania1
40,340 Malaysia1
2,040 Mali1
120,357 Argentina1
151,601 Spain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
95,905 Indonesia83
117,149 France73
104,075 Brazil64
Countries with hundreds of Smara:
2,971 Jordan339
17,962 Morocco268
17,090 Romania104
Countries with thousands of Smara:
2,461 Algeria2,678
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Smara Namesakes

  • Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, Poet
  • Florentin Smarandache, Mathematician
  • Yannis Smaragdis, Film director
  • Ligia Smarandache, Film Editor
  • Yannis Smaragdis, Film director
  • Mădălin Smaranda, Soccer player

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