Flail Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Flail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Flail (59) may also be a first name.

Flail Last Name Facts

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

Flail occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Flail click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flail? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,305,105th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. Flail is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Flail are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 59 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 59 percent reside, New Jersey, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Flail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flail has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flail last name rose 586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flail Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Flail last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Flail earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.36% less than the national average, earning $39,111 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flaile912/
Flaill911/
Flal899/
Flale8036/
Fliel802/
Flald801/
Flael801/
Flaal801/
Flayl800/
Fleil800/
Flaul800/
Flayol73158/
Fillal7319/
Fellal736/
Flatel732/
Flesil732/
Flayel732/
Flattl732/
Fleyal731/
Fleald731/
Flauel730/
Floyal730/
Flayle730/
Flajole67154/
Flichel6759/
Flisell6719/
Flel6711/
Flaugli676/
Flawell675/
Flauell674/
Fleitel673/
Fleisel672/
Fleuill671/
Fljl671/
Flayell671/
Flaysel671/
Flitlet671/
Flissel671/
Flausel671/
Villail671/
Flugiel671/
Fillale671/
Fleusil671/
Flattel671/
Flautel670/
Flitell670/

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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 Flail
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