Flavel Surname

276,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Flavel Surname Definition:

An ancient family presumed to be of Norman extraction, who gave the affix to Flavel Flyford, co. Worcester. The name may be derived from the Low Latin flavellus, a diminutive of flavus, yellow, or golden-perhaps with reference to the hair.

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Flavel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,0841:24,9043,399
Canada1211:304,50928,133
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
England391:1,428,66862,556
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3251:75,0018,205
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Flavel (142) may also be a first name.

Flavel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient family presumed to be of Norman extraction, who gave the affix to Flavel Flyford, co. Worcester. The name may be derived from the Low Latin flavellus, a diminutive of flavus, yellow, or golden-perhaps with reference to the hair.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Flavel Last Name Facts

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

Flavel occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Flavel.

How Common Is The Last Name Flavel? popularity and diffusion

Flavel is the 276,555th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,197,964 people. The last name Flavel is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Flavel are found; 80 percent are found in Australasia and 80 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Flavel is also the 775,413th most widely held first name on earth, held by 142 people.

The last name Flavel is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 1,084 people, or 1 in 24,904. In Australia Flavel is most frequent in: South Australia, where 52 percent are found, Western Australia, where 15 percent are found and New South Wales, where 12 percent are found. Not including Australia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Flavel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flavel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flavel last name increased 527 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flavel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Flavel surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Flavel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.61% less than the national average, earning $35,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning $45,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flavell924,939/
Flaivel922/
Flavelle86487/
Fliavell861/
Flavil8318/
Flovel839/
Flevel830/
Flavill7776/
Flavile7721/
Flawell775/
Flovell772/
Flevell771/
Flaville7196/
Villavel711/
Flovil67233/
Flowel671/
Flevil671/
Flevill6287/
Vleivel6223/
Flovild6220/
Fleuvil624/
Flowell621/
Villavil576/
V'Leivel571/

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