Flacke Surname
Approximately 680 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFlacke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 464 | 1:173,503 | 20,403 |
| United States | 177 | 1:2,047,791 | 130,814 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
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.
Possibly from Flagg, a township in co. Derby.
Local. (Dutch.) "Vlak" flat, low ground.
Flacke Demographics
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Flacke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flacke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Flacke has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant: Flacké or Fläcke. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Flacke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Flacke is the 487,899th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Flacke are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Flacke is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 464 people, or 1 in 173,503. In Germany Flacke is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found and Hamburg, where 7 percent are found. Besides Germany it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Flacke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Flacke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flacke surname expanded 402 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Flacke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Flacke are 23.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.37% registered with the political 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.
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