Flach Surname

40,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Flach Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Flat, Plain, Level; Open Field [O.H.Ger. flah(h]

Flach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,0421:13,3241,722
Brazil2,5521:83,8853,151
United States1,9121:189,57118,800
Netherlands5331:31,6835,248
Switzerland2681:30,6454,592
France2181:304,69146,470
Canada1851:199,16519,489
Hungary1431:68,6457,042
Austria1381:61,7069,592
Sweden1311:75,1665,627
Argentina1301:328,79526,002
Australia981:275,46624,785
Poland931:408,69643,526
England801:696,47639,547
Denmark561:100,7989,513
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Norway111:467,48139,375
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guam11:160,1214,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:159,93214,628

Flach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Flat, Plain, Level; Open Field [O.H.Ger. flah(h]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Dweller at the plain or level field.

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

Flach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flach is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Flach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flach? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,936th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 570,141 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Flach are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Flach is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 6,042 people, or 1 in 13,324. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 24 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Flach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flach surname increased 609 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Flach surname are 5.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Flach earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.36% more than the national average, earning 402,707 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning R 190,260 per year; in United States they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $47,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning $49,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flachs911,715/
Flasch911,447/
Flache91425/
Flacht91117/
Flatch9139/
Fleach912/
Flaych911/
Flachh911/
Flaach910/
Flah89994/
Flac89253/
Flasche83425/
Flaisch83123/
Flausch8389/
Flassch8312/
Fellach834/
Flatche833/
Flauche832/
Flaësch831/
Floch806,659/
Flash802,298/
Flahy80310/
Flace80298/
Flech80239/
Flaha80117/
Flaih8080/
Flakh8066/
Flahs8049/
Flajc8020/
Flaah8012/
Flacs8012/
Fllah8010/
Flayh807/
Flahh807/
Flaph804/
Fleah804/
Flahe803/
Flauc802/
Flaci801/
Flöch801/
Flachová7723/
Fellache7717/
Filleach771/
Fla75767/
Fellah7341,843/
Floc'h731,138/
Fillah73884/
Flahie73103/
Flouch7390/
Fleace7382/
Flahey7367/
Flyakh7365/
Flyash7327/
Floche7318/
Fleich7315/
Flaath7313/
Flaihs7312/
Flashe735/
Fleuch735/
Flahah732/
Flosch732/
Fliaci731/
Vleach731/
Flauhs731/
Fleauh731/
Flo'ch731/
Flaish731/
Fllaha731/
Flahee731/
Fleath730/
Flochs730/
Flaschová712/
Flax673,237/
Fleisch672,768/
Flad672,076/
Flay671,496/
Vlah671,058/
Flaa67815/
Flat67754/
Floh67727/
Flas67442/
Floc67364/
Flea67322/
Villach67163/
Flau67157/
Flap67123/
Flai67115/
Flaß6767/
Flaz6736/
Flaj6722/
Floa6722/
Flaszcz6712/
Flho676/
Flaš676/
Fellahy675/
Flia674/
Flla673/
Fellaha673/
Flasshe672/
Flosche672/
Fellahe672/
Wfla672/
Hfla672/
Filliac671/
Fillyah671/
Flahová671/
Vlahach671/
Felllah671/
Flouche671/
Fillahe671/
Fillakh671/
Feullah671/
Flaś671/
D'Flath671/
Hfellah671/
Flga671/
Fleosch670/
Flousch670/
Flya670/
Fellace670/

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