Fleckenstein Surname

60,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fleckenstein Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fleckenstein ('stony patch'; literally 'spot-stone'), a lost place somewhere in Germany, most likely the Rhineland (Vosges mountains?).

Fleckenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,4241:14,8421,934
United States2,4291:149,22115,373
Argentina1361:314,29024,990
Canada821:449,33638,948
France571:1,165,311123,217
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Austria251:340,61736,996
Denmark231:245,42219,084
England141:3,979,861125,553
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3201:156,93314,423

Fleckenstein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fleckenstein ('stony patch'; literally 'spot-stone'), a lost place somewhere in Germany, most likely the Rhineland (Vosges mountains?).

- deleted-173293

Fleckenstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fleckenstein is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fleckenstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,262nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 871,508 people. The last name Fleckenstein occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Fleckenstein reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Fleckenstein is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 5,424 people, or 1 in 14,842. In Germany Fleckenstein is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 51 percent reside, Hesse, where 20 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Germany Fleckenstein exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Fleckenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fleckenstein has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 759 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fleckenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fleckenstein last name are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fleckenstein earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning 362,813 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $53,865 CAD per year.

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