Flank Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Sweden

Flank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2471:219,34323,014
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Sweden1241:79,4095,921
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Poland571:666,82057,730
Canada411:898,67368,969
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Croatia111:384,41933,360
France101:6,642,272293,169
England81:6,964,757184,742
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Flank (275) may also be a first name.

Flank Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flank is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Flank? popularity and diffusion

The last name Flank is the 411,827th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,603,950 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Flank are found; 30 percent are found in Southern Africa and 30 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 535,844th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 275 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 219,343. In South Africa Flank is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 39 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 37 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Sweden, where 15 percent reside.

Flank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flank has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Flank surname increased 620 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flank Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Flank last name are 12.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Flank earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 16.54% less than the national average, earning R 198,336 per year; in United States they earn 15.3% more than the national average, earning $49,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $53,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flanck9119/
Flanke919/
Flainek835/
Flang801,729/
Flanc80342/
Flonk80100/
Flenk8034/
Flamk801/
Flanx801/
Flankova772/
Pflanc7312/
Flonck7311/
Fleanc735/
Pflang735/
Flenck732/
Flayng731/
Flangh730/
Flamke730/
Fillang6735/
Flateng6726/
Fleinek677/
Flating674/
Flanque671/
Vellank671/
Phlanck671/
Floonke670/

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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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  • 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 Flank
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