Flechtner Surname

297,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Flechtner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flechtner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9281:86,75210,939
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
France211:3,162,987209,042
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Flechtner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flechtner (Russian: Флэчтнер) is most common in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flechtner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Flechtner is the 297,114th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,680,083 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Flechtner reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Flechtner is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 928 people, or 1 in 86,752. In Germany Flechtner is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Flechtner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flechtner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Flechtner last name grew 1,886 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flechtner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Flechtner surname are 2.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.77% being registered with the political party.

Flechtner earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.98% less than the national average, earning $37,115 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Flechtner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flechtner in the Russian language
Флэчтнерflectner-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Flechtner
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