Flanegan Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Flanegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flanegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3181:170,37018,934
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Australia391:692,19746,687
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:98,4416,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:106,39610,676

Flanegan Last Name Facts

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

Flanegan occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flanegan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 553,576th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Flanegan live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Flanegan is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 170,370. In South Africa Flanegan is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent are found, Free State, where 20 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Flanegan occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Flanegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Flanegan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flanegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Flanegan surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Flanegan earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning R 213,420 per year and in United States they earn 12.16% less than the national average, earning $37,902 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Flanegan
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