Flay Surname

262,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Flay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5611:99,31910,501
New Zealand3991:11,3491,978
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Wales911:34,0063,399
Australia821:329,21628,102
Canada551:669,92054,285
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:111,30310,892
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Flay (314) may also be a first name.

Flay Last Name Facts

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

Flay is most common in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 262,152nd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,871,354 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Flay live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 495,703rd most commonly used given name globally, borne by 314 people.

The surname Flay is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 561 people, or 1 in 99,319. In England Flay is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 16 percent reside, City of Bristol, where 16 percent reside and Dorset, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Flay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Flay has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 520 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Flay surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Flay surname are 12.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Flay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.74% more than the national average, earning R 367,716 per year; in United States they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning $45,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flahy89310/
Flaye8997/
Flayt8919/
Flays8917/
Flayi8915/
Flayh897/
Flaya896/
Flayo894/
Fllay891/
Flayu891/
Flauy891/
Flayd890/
Fly861,346/
Fla86767/
Fellay801,967/
Flayou80358/
Flahey8067/
Flayeh8033/
Flayet8026/
Flayas803/
Flayih803/
Fillay803/
Flayah801/
Flaych801/
Flayos801/
Flayes801/
Flayts801/
Flayat800/
Flad752,076/
Flye751,967/
Flah75994/
Flaa75815/
Flat75754/
Flas75442/
Floy75393/
Fley75322/
Flea75322/
Flau75157/
Flap75123/
Flai75115/
Flaß7567/
Flae7541/
Flaz7536/
Flaj7522/
Floa7522/
Flyt7522/
Flyh7513/
Flaš756/
Flia754/
Flyz754/
Flla753/
Flly752/
Wfla752/
Flyy752/
Fhly752/
Hfla752/
Fløy751/
Flaś751/
Vfly751/
Flga751/
Flhy751/
Hfly751/
Flya750/
Fluy750/
Flayush7329/
Fellahy735/
Flayova732/
Fillyay731/
Flehaya731/
Fellays731/
Floyd6797,162/
Flach6712,782/
Flatt679,661/
Filla673,186/
Fella672,884/
Flash672,298/
Flaux67864/
Flaus67822/
Filly67641/
Felly67584/
Flajs67560/
Flaud67384/
Flaiz67374/
Flasz67309/
Fluyt67287/
Fleys67252/
Fladd67220/
Flaat67210/
Flaut67183/
Fladt67160/
Flais67149/
Phlay67118/
Flaha67117/
Fylla6785/
Flaih6780/
Flass6778/
Flyie6778/
Fleat6765/
Flyat6751/
Flatø6751/
Floyo6736/
Floia6730/
Fülla6730/
Flaja6729/
Flait6725/
Åfløy6725/
Flyth6723/
Flias6721/
Vlahy6717/
Fluja6714/
Flast6714/
Fleas6713/
Flaad6713/
Fleha6713/
Floyt6712/
Flaah6712/
Flaas6711/
Fllah6710/
Flapp678/
Flija678/
Fleyt677/
Flioy677/
Flahh677/
Flauß677/
Flajt676/
Floye675/
Floys675/
Fleuy675/
Fllaa675/
Fleyi675/
Fleyz675/
Flaiş675/
Flaph674/
Flats674/
Flawe674/
Fleah674/
Floja674/
Flayhaut673/
Flahe673/
Fluyi673/
Fælla673/
Flaiß673/
Floha673/
Fluha672/
Fliye672/
Flazz671/
Fleye671/
Flioa671/
Fllat671/
Flley671/
Fluyd671/
Fluyo671/
Fluys671/
Flaid671/
Fleya671/
Floya671/
Flaij671/
Fluye671/
Flaiš671/
Flôyd671/
Fluhy671/
Fluya671/
Flaie671/
Flaji671/
Flajo671/
Flaue671/
Floyz671/
Fliya671/
Fleia671/
Flysd671/
Fleey670/
Flyht670/
Flooa670/
Fleiy670/
Pfley670/
Flauz670/
Flaia670/
Hfley670/
Fleyd670/

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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 Flay
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