Flecken Surname

388,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Flecken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flecken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7541:106,77113,187
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England41:13,929,515290,718
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Flecken Last Name Facts

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

Flecken occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flecken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Flecken is the 388,118th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,973,245 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Flecken reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 754 people, or 1 in 106,771. In Germany Flecken is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Flecken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Flecken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flecken surname rose 940 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flecken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Flecken last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Flecken earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.15% more than the national average, earning $61,337 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fleucken930/
Flocken86679/
Vlecken8664/
Flekken8655/
Flesken8615/
Fleacen863/
Fleckne861/
Flechen861/
Flicken861/
Floeken860/
Flacken860/
Felken7716/
Fylken776/
Filken772/
Flaken771/
Flecknová755/
Flcn731/
Vlekken71166/
Flecijn7125/
Flakken7121/
Flækken719/
Fehlken718/
Felchen716/
Flikken713/
Flockin712/
Felkien711/
Flechin711/
Foelken710/
Fleknová6725/
Filcking673/
Fleikyna672/
Fleknova672/
Felcn671/
Fellecin671/
Felliken671/
Flkin671/
Fleykina671/
Flacn670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Flecken
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