Flatly Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Flatly Surname Definition:

Ó Flaitile A sept of Uí Fiachrach in Co. Sligo, much confused with Flattery. SIF 70

Flatly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Flatly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Flaitile A sept of Uí Fiachrach in Co. Sligo, much confused with Flattery. SIF 70

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Flatly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flatly is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flatly? popularity and diffusion

Flatly is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Flatly is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Flatly live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Flatly is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Flatly is most numerous in: California, where 43 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and South Carolina, where 14 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Flatly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flatly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Flatly surname fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flatly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Flatly last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Flatly earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.78% less than the national average, earning $10,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flatley923,349/
Flatlay921/
Flattly920/
Flaly914/
Flattley86176/
Flathley861/
Flatla83172/
Flatli838/
Flalay831/
Flaley831/
Fletly831/
Flauly830/
Flattelly800/
Flatlie7733/
Flatlip776/
Flatler773/
Fillaly773/
Flayley772/
Flatlei771/
Flotley771/
Flauley770/
Flalley770/
Fletley770/
Flasley770/
Flale7336/
Flala733/
Fillaily7180/
Flaila67170/
Flaler6710/
Fleuly673/
Flaile672/
Flalhi672/
Flosly672/
Flalia671/
Flouly671/
Flioly671/
Flalla671/
Flalai671/
Fletli671/
Flayle670/
Floley670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Flatly
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