Flacke Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Flacke 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.

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Flacke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4641:173,50320,403
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
England111:5,065,278148,650
Norway91:571,36544,190
Wales51:618,90625,852
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Flacké (23) & Fläcke (6) are calculated separately.

Flacke 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Possibly from Flagg, a township in co. Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. (Dutch.) "Vlak" flat, low ground.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Flacke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flacke occurs most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Flacké or Fläcke. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flacke? popularity and diffusion

Flacke is the 487,899th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Flacke are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 464 people, or 1 in 173,503. In Germany Flacke is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent live and Hamburg, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany Flacke exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Flacke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flacke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flacke last name expanded 402 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flacke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Flacke surname are 23.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Flacke earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning 351,217 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $52,494 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flacké9423/
Fläcke946/
Flacker9279/
Flackey9234/
Flackes9216/
Flaacke929/
Flacket920/
Flack9117,668/
Flake916,478/
Flace91298/
Flaschke8625/
Flackker861/
Flocke83555/
Flache83425/
Flecke83418/
Flaake83125/
Flakei8392/
Flicke8383/
Fleace8382/
Flakke8342/
Flakey8330/
Flaack8324/
Flakie832/
Flaceh831/
Flacka831/
Flakee831/
Flacea831/
Fleack830/
Flacky830/
Flak809,884/
Flac80253/
Flaschker805/
Pflicke7771/
Flakker7745/
Flašker7744/
Flacche7742/
Flaskey7741/
Flasker7714/
Flackoy776/
Fleckie774/
Flöcker773/
Flauker772/
Flauche772/
Flocket771/
Fillack771/
Flickey771/
Flacque771/
Pflaker770/
Flacksh770/
Flakett770/
Flasket770/
Fellace770/
Fleckey770/
Flock735,051/
Fliak73711/
Fleak73350/
Flaka73329/
Flakk73187/
Flaca73105/
Flyak7367/
Flakh7366/
Flike7333/
Flaak7328/
Flajc7320/
Fleke7318/
Flacs7312/
Floke736/
Flaki735/
Flaik734/
Floce733/
Flacc732/
Flauc732/
Flauk732/
Flakc731/
Flact731/
Flacq731/
Flaskett7156/
Flatsker7135/
Flockett7134/
Pfluecke7128/
Fellache7117/
Fellecke7110/
Flacková719/
Flatåker717/
Flöckher715/
Floyace 711/
Flazczky711/
Flashkes711/
Flockest710/
Fellak671,782/
Flaque67497/
Pflock67320/
Fleaca67191/
Flachi67185/
Flikke67106/
Flekke6794/
Flacca6787/
Flyakh6765/
Fleacă6765/
Flecky6757/
Fillak6748/
Fleick6741/
Flekei6741/
Fellöcker6722/
Flekie6720/
Floche6718/
Fleice6717/
Flokes6714/
Flakay6714/
Fleaka677/
Flouck675/
Phlake675/
Floker675/
Flyaka674/
Floice674/
Flaiki674/
Fliaka674/
Flecki674/
Flocky673/
Fleaks672/
Flikey672/
Flacoa672/
Flocka672/
Flokey672/
Vlakey672/
Flakky672/
Flague671/
Fleuck671/
Floock671/
Flotke671/
Fleuke671/
Pflãœcker671/
Flagka671/
Flakha671/
Flakss671/
Flocée671/
Floick671/
Flochk671/
Flocki671/
Flooke670/
Floyce670/
Vlecke670/
Fleock670/
Fleeke670/
Flouke670/
Fladky670/
Flasks670/
Fleike670/

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