Flavin Surname

91,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Flavin Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of little Flaithheamh (lord).

Flavin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1401:115,43312,467
Ireland1,0961:4,296728
England5381:103,56510,880
France1021:651,20384,246
Canada771:478,51441,057
Wales591:52,4504,823
Haiti481:222,5818,250
Australia391:692,19746,687
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
India91:85,229,487684,495
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3691:12,0051,640
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Wales191:82,5483,796
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3571:140,66913,251

Flavin (388) may also be a first name.

Flavin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of little Flaithheamh (lord).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Flavin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flavin (Arabic: فلافين, Russian: Флавин) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Flavin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flavin? popularity and diffusion

Flavin is the 91,505th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,393,146 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Flavin reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 439,750th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 388 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,140 people, or 1 in 115,433. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 10 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 21 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Flavin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flavin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Flavin last name rose 880 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 297 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 1,281 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 311 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flavin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Flavin surname is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Flavin last name are 1.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.66% registered with the party.

The amount Flavin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.48% more than the national average, earning $46,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $50,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flavien922,796/
Flavion92232/
Flavine9211/
Flaving922/
Flahvin922/
Flavina921/
Flavoin920/
Flaavin920/
Flayvin920/
Flahavin8659/
Flavigne8611/
Flaven83167/
Flovin8385/
Flevin8314/
Flavim835/
Flawine7743/
Flahven7712/
Flavyon771/
Flawien771/
Flavent771/
Flhaven771/
Flavhen770/
Flahaven71248/
Villavin711/
Flovén677/
Floven674/
Fleven670/
Flovent622/
Villaven571/
Villaboin531/
Flowen502/
Fleiszbein501/
Fleishbein500/

Flavin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flavin in the Russian language
Флавинflavin-
Flavin in the Arabic language
فلافينflafyn-

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