Flack Surname
Approximately 17,668 people bear this surname
Flack Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the flack,' i.e. flag, whence our flagstone, a term formerly employed to describe turf as well as stone; compare Slack and Slagg.
Robert del Flac, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameFlack Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,237 | 1:44,004 | 5,393 |
| England | 4,623 | 1:12,052 | 1,773 |
| Australia | 2,209 | 1:12,221 | 1,778 |
| Germany | 842 | 1:95,612 | 11,919 |
| Canada | 394 | 1:93,517 | 10,218 |
| South Africa | 322 | 1:168,254 | 18,737 |
| Northern Ireland | 182 | 1:10,138 | 1,607 |
| New Zealand | 157 | 1:28,843 | 5,032 |
| Sweden | 123 | 1:80,055 | 5,952 |
| Austria | 67 | 1:127,096 | 17,572 |
| Norway | 56 | 1:91,827 | 12,640 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| Poland | 45 | 1:844,639 | 65,213 |
| Ireland | 43 | 1:109,510 | 5,657 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Isle of Man | 21 | 1:4,087 | 875 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Slovakia | 20 | 1:266,822 | 40,422 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 193 | 1:22,953 | 2,555 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,089 | 1:11,668 | 1,778 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,910 | 1:26,293 | 3,232 |
Flack (43) may also be a first name.
Flack Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the flack,' i.e. flag, whence our flagstone, a term formerly employed to describe turf as well as stone; compare Slack and Slagg.
Robert del Flac, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Dorothy Flack, Norfolk, 1715: History of Norfolk.
(Teutonic) 1 for Ger. Flach or Dutch vlak (a Fiat, Level): v. Flach.
2 a nickname: cp. Dialectal English flack, to palpitate, to hang loosely, to beat by flapping.
This is a Scottish name fairly numerous in Ulster. It was formerly Affleck, a contraction of Auchinleck
(German) Dweller at the plain or level field.
Possibly from Flagg, a township in co. Derby.
Local. (Dutch.) "Vlak" flat, low ground.
Flack Demographics
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Flack Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flack Come From? nationality or country of origin
Flack (Arabic: فلاك) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Flack? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 30,232nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 412,471 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Flack are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 43 people.
The last name Flack is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 8,237 people, or 1 in 44,004. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 7 percent are found, North Carolina, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Flack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Flack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flack surname increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 657 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 563 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Flack Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Flack surname is chiefly Presbyterian (66%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Flack last name are 20.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.13% registered with the party.
The amount Flack earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning 345,375 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning R 288,840 per year; in United States they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $42,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.19% more than the national average, earning $55,243 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flacke | 91 | 680 | / |
| Flaack | 91 | 24 | / |
| Fleack | 91 | 0 | / |
| Flak | 89 | 9,884 | / |
| Flac | 89 | 253 | / |
| Flaacke | 83 | 9 | / |
| Fillack | 83 | 1 | / |
| Flacksh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Flake | 80 | 6,478 | / |
| Flock | 80 | 5,051 | / |
| Fliak | 80 | 711 | / |
| Fleak | 80 | 350 | / |
| Flakk | 80 | 187 | / |
| Flyak | 80 | 67 | / |
| Flakh | 80 | 66 | / |
| Flaak | 80 | 28 | / |
| Flajc | 80 | 20 | / |
| Flacs | 80 | 12 | / |
| Flaik | 80 | 4 | / |
| Flacc | 80 | 2 | / |
| Flauc | 80 | 2 | / |
| Flauk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Flakc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Flact | 80 | 1 | / |
| Flacq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Flaschke | 77 | 25 | / |
| Flacková | 77 | 9 | / |
| Fellak | 73 | 1,782 | / |
| Flocke | 73 | 555 | / |
| Pflock | 73 | 320 | / |
| Flaake | 73 | 125 | / |
| Flyakh | 73 | 65 | / |
| Fillak | 73 | 48 | / |
| Flakke | 73 | 42 | / |
| Fleick | 73 | 41 | / |
| Flouck | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fleaks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Floick | 73 | 1 | / |
| Flakss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Floock | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fleuck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Flochk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Flasks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fleock | 73 | 0 | / |
| Flax | 67 | 3,237 | / |
| Floc | 67 | 364 | / |
| Flok | 67 | 270 | / |
| Flag | 67 | 230 | / |
| Flaková | 67 | 79 | / |
| Flakova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pflocks | 67 | 15 | / |
| Flaq | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vellack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fellock | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filliac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fillakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flacque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fillock | 67 | 0 | / |
Flack Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Flack in the Arabic language | ||
| فلاك | flak | - |
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