Flanan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Flanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Flanan (47) may also be a first name.

Flanan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flanan occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Flanan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 25 percent of Flanan reside; 25 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Flanan is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 47 people.

The surname Flanan is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Australia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 25 percent are found.

Flanan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flanan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flanan surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flangan92125/
Flanhan9211/
Flagnan928/
Flahnan927/
Flanaan923/
Flannan923/
Flanand922/
Fleanan921/
Flanngan8611/
Flanahan863/
Flaingan861/
Flangnan861/
Flanhean861/
Flangaan861/
Flannank860/
Flamnann860/
Flahanan860/
Flannann860/
Flangain860/
Flanon8311/
Flonan834/
Flenan830/
Flannahan8011/
Flainngan800/
Phlanan77173/
Flonand770/
Flennan770/
Phlainan711/
Villanan711/
Flottnan711/
Flenon67389/
Flénon671/
Vllahanan671/

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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 Flanan
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