Flam Surname

187,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Israel

Flam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9421:70,5129,834
United States7491:483,92440,927
Israel1581:54,1627,046
Canada621:594,28449,093
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Czechia321:332,29640,874
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Croatia251:169,14421,748
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Austria111:774,13064,097
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
England21:27,859,030389,889
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Flám (7) are calculated separately.

Flam (117) may also be a first name.

Flam Last Name Facts

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

Flam is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Flám. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Flam is the 187,259th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,226,005 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Flam live; 39 percent live in Caribbean and 39 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Flam is also the 864,112th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 117 people.

Flam is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 942 people, or 1 in 70,512. In France Flam is most frequent in: Martinique, where 94 percent live, Île-de-France, where 5 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 0 percent live. Aside from France this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Flam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flam surname increased 1,594 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Flam are 1.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Flam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.06% less than the national average, earning R 132,936 per year; in United States they earn 30.33% more than the national average, earning $56,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $55,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flám927/
Flamm893,934/
Flaim891,618/
Flaum891,602/
Flame89785/
Flaam8971/
Fliam8928/
Flyam8912/
Flahm898/
Flamg892/
Flamn892/
Flamh891/
Flham891/
Flamk891/
Fleam891/
Flamt891/
Pflam890/
Pflaum804,998/
Flamme802,952/
Flyaum80460/
Fellam80142/
Pflamm8043/
Flaume8039/
Flatem805/
Fleaum802/
Flamne801/
Fillam801/
Flamnt801/
Pflaam800/
Pflame800/
Flan758,527/
Flom752,535/
Pflaume73115/
Pflyaum7360/
Flattem7356/
Flamová7332/
Flamova736/
Flautim733/
Filliam732/
Pfllaum731/
Fellham731/
Flang671,729/
Flahn671,453/
Flean671,346/
Flann67525/
Flhan67439/
Flanc67342/
Flain67235/
Floom67163/
Flant67162/
Flanh67130/
Fløan67113/
Fland6783/
Flane6754/
Vlyam6737/
Floum6735/
Flome6733/
Phlam6723/
Flian6719/
Flomm6718/
Flyan6717/
Flaun6717/
Flåan6716/
Flomd6711/
Flomq6711/
Flaumová678/
Flohm678/
Fllan673/
Flayn673/
Flaimová672/
Fillaime671/
Flyom671/
Fleim671/
Wfilliam671/
Fhlan671/
Pflom670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Flam
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