Flat Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Barbados

Flat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2651:543,86149,148
Germany1571:512,77443,467
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Kazakhstan371:477,90535,586
France331:2,012,810168,616
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
England201:2,785,90397,972
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
India141:54,790,384527,769
Barbados121:23,9541,149
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
China51:273,464,31313,838
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Flat (216) may also be a first name.

Flat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flat (Arabic: فلات, Russian: Флат) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Flat.

How Common Is The Last Name Flat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Flat is the 450,743rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,665,180 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Flat are found; 26 percent are found in Western Europe and 21 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 614,549th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 216 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 543,861. In Russia Flat is most numerous in: Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 14 percent are found, Moscow, where 11 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Besides Russia it occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Flat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Flat surname fell 69 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 52 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Flat surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Flat are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Flat earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.36% less than the national average, earning $24,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flatt899,661/
Flath892,727/
Flaat89210/
Flaut89183/
Fladt89160/
Flate8987/
Fleat8965/
Flyat8951/
Flatø8951/
Flait8925/
Flaht8924/
Flayt8919/
Flast8914/
Flajt896/
Flats894/
Fllat891/
Fla86767/
Fellat80935/
Fillat80772/
Flaitz80371/
Flautt80335/
Flatts80309/
Flatås80284/
Flaute80221/
Flacht80117/
Flaust80100/
Flaith8082/
Flahat8080/
Flaate8063/
Flatte8057/
Flaadt8049/
Flaitt8042/
Flatch8039/
Flathe8032/
Flautz8017/
Flaath8013/
Flaste807/
Flatøe806/
Flaite803/
Flauts801/
Flhaut801/
Flayts801/
Fleath800/
Flaist800/
Flad752,076/
Flay751,496/
Flah75994/
Flot75959/
Flaa75815/
Flas75442/
Flea75322/
Flau75157/
Flap75123/
Flai75115/
Flaß7567/
Flaz7536/
Flaj7522/
Floa7522/
Flaš756/
Flia754/
Flla753/
Wfla752/
Hfla752/
Flaś751/
Flga751/
Flya750/
Flahaut734,387/
Filliat73431/
Fillaut73169/
Flaathe7369/
Flatova7342/
Flahate731/
D'Flath731/
Flaythe730/
Flaittz730/
Flach6712,782/
Filla673,186/
Fella672,884/
Flash672,298/
Flaux67864/
Flaus67822/
Flott67796/
Flajs67560/
Floth67513/
Flaud67384/
Flaiz67374/
Flahy67310/
Flasz67309/
Fladd67220/
Fleau67219/
Flote67195/
Flais67149/
Fillault67141/
Flaha67117/
Fleit67116/
Fylla6785/
Floit6783/
Flaih6780/
Flass6778/
Phlat6753/
Floot6738/
Fülla6730/
Flout6728/
Flias6721/
Flays6717/
Fleas6713/
Flaad6713/
Fleha6713/
Floyt6712/
Flaah6712/
Flaas6711/
Fllah6710/
Flapp678/
Vlajt678/
Filliate678/
Fleyt677/
Flayh677/
Flahh677/
Flauß677/
Flots676/
Flost676/
Fllaa675/
Flaiş675/
Flaph674/
Fleah674/
Flahe673/
Fælla673/
Flaiß673/
Floha673/
Flagy672/
Flazz671/
Flioa671/
Fllay671/
Flaid671/
Flaij671/
Flaiš671/
Fleut671/
Fliot671/
Floht671/
Flauy671/
Flooa670/
Flauz670/
Vleat670/
Flayd670/

Flat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flat in the Russian language
Флатflat-
Flat in the Arabic language
فلاتflat-

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Flat Reference & Research

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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 Flat
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