Flaher Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Flaher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flaher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran901:853,13941,713
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Flaher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flaher is found most in Iran. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flaher? popularity and diffusion

Flaher is the 1,918,812th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Flaher are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Flaher is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 853,139. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 29 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 27 percent are found and Hormozgan Province, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Flaher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Flaher has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Flaher surname expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flaher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fleaher928/
Flahert925/
Flaherd921/
Flauher921/
Flaer9192/
Flahe913/
Flahertt861/
Flahie83103/
Flahey8367/
Flöher8321/
Floher836/
Flahee831/
Flae8041/
Fleeher7747/
Flahire772/
Fellahe772/
Flaheat772/
Flehier771/
Fillahe771/
Floeher770/
Fleuher770/
Fleur738,351/
Floer73722/
Flohe73411/
Flaes7360/
Flöer7352/
Flahi7335/
Vlaer732/
Vlahe731/
Floehr6759/
Fluier6733/
Filliaert6729/
Flaahi678/
Floeer678/
Floerz671/
Fllahi671/
Flhaes671/
Fleuhr671/
Fleuer670/
Flahio670/
Flohir670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Flaher
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