Flatt Surname

52,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Flatt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the flat,' from residence thereon. This derivation is all the more probable because the habitat of the name is Norfolk.

Flatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5171:55,6176,640
England1,4691:37,9294,932
Canada5071:72,6748,260
Yemen4531:58,3344,420
Germany2201:365,93434,941
Australia1761:153,38516,171
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Wales131:238,04114,239
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Botswana41:546,73222,624
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6631:36,7654,776
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:98,46810,009

Flatt (23) may also be a first name.

Flatt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the flat,' from residence thereon. This derivation is all the more probable because the habitat of the name is Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the German, Flatt; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Flatt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flatt (Russian: Флатт) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Flatt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,935th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 754,326 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Flatt reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Flatt is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,517 people, or 1 in 55,617. In The United States Flatt is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 21 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Flatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flatt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flatt last name rose 1,278 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flatt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Flatt last name are 13.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Flatt earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.19% more than the national average, earning R 273,744 per year; in United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $55,117 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flautt91335/
Flatts91309/
Flatte9157/
Flaitt9142/
Flat89754/
Flaittz830/
Flath802,727/
Flott80796/
Flaat80210/
Flaut80183/
Fladt80160/
Flate8087/
Fleat8065/
Flyat8051/
Flatø8051/
Flait8025/
Flaht8024/
Flayt8019/
Flast8014/
Flajt806/
Flats804/
Fllat801/
Fla75767/
Flotte731,026/
Fellat73935/
Fillat73772/
Flaitz73371/
Flatås73284/
Flaute73221/
Flacht73117/
Flaust73100/
Flaith7382/
Flahat7380/
Flaate7363/
Flaadt7349/
Flatch7339/
Flathe7332/
Flotts7320/
Flautz7317/
Flaath7313/
Flaste737/
Flatøe736/
Flaite733/
Fleott731/
Fleitt731/
Flayts731/
Flhaut731/
Vliatt731/
Flauts731/
Floott730/
Phlatt730/
Fleath730/
Flaist730/
Flahaut674,387/
Flad672,076/
Flay671,496/
Flah67994/
Flot67959/
Flaa67815/
Flas67442/
Filliat67431/
Flea67322/
Fillaut67169/
Flau67157/
Flap67123/
Flai67115/
Flaathe6769/
Flaß6767/
Flatova6742/
Flaz6736/
Phlatts6732/
Flaj6722/
Floa6722/
Vellatt6710/
Flaš676/
Flia674/
Floutte673/
Flla673/
Villatt672/
Wfla672/
Hfla672/
Fleytts671/
Flahate671/
Flaś671/
D'Flath671/
Flga671/
Fleittz671/
Fellott670/
Flaythe670/
Flya670/

Flatt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flatt in the Russian language
Флаттflatt-

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Flatt Reference & Research

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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 Flatt
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