Flash Surname
Approximately 2,298 people bear this surname
Flash Surname Definition:
See under Flashman. The Prompt. Parv. defines flasshe as ' watyr,' and under plasche we have "flasche, where rayne watyr stondythe." Mr. Way says, "a shallow pool, in low Latin flachia, flasca, Old French flache or flesque." Camden, in his Britannia, applies the term to those artificial reservoirs in Sussex which had been formed for the driving of iron-mills.
Read More About This SurnameFlash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 713 | 1:508,358 | 42,645 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Jamaica | 260 | 1:11,038 | 1,161 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| England | 160 | 1:348,238 | 25,208 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78 | 1:643,829 | 42,510 |
Flash (1,162) may also be a first name.
Flash Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
See under Flashman. The Prompt. Parv. defines flasshe as ' watyr,' and under plasche we have "flasche, where rayne watyr stondythe." Mr. Way says, "a shallow pool, in low Latin flachia, flasca, Old French flache or flesque." Camden, in his Britannia, applies the term to those artificial reservoirs in Sussex which had been formed for the driving of iron-mills.
Flash Demographics
Average Male Flash Height
176.18 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Flash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flash Come From? nationality or country of origin
Flash (Arabic: فلش) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Flash? popularity and diffusion
It is the 184,580th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,171,256 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Flash live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. Flash is also the 233,099th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 1,162 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 713 people, or 1 in 508,358. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 84 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 20 percent are found and Jamaica, where 11 percent are found.
Flash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Flash has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Flash last name rose 914 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Flash Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (76%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Flash last name are 7.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.91% registered with the party.
The amount Flash earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning R 100,320 per year; in United States they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $47,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.61% less than the national average, earning $45,901 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Flash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Flash in the Arabic language | ||
| فلش | flsh | - |
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