Flegel Surname

98,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Flegel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flegel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8081:28,6703,773
United States1,0331:350,88031,442
Poland4141:91,80914,146
Canada3851:95,70310,417
Czechia561:189,88327,834
Austria381:224,09027,245
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
England161:3,482,379114,324
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Flégel (3) are calculated separately.

Flegel (10) may also be a first name.

Flegel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flegel (Russian: Флегель) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Flégel. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Flegel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 98,225th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,509,434 people. Flegel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Flegel reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Flegel is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,808 people, or 1 in 28,670. In Germany Flegel is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Poland, where 9 percent reside.

Flegel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Flegel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,519 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flegel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Flegel are 30.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Flegel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning $48,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flégel943/
Fliegel921,819/
Floegel92325/
Fleegel92118/
Fleguel92107/
Flegiel9297/
Pflegel9263/
Fleigel9229/
Flaegel9225/
Fleghel9220/
Fleugel9215/
Flengel9212/
Fledgel921/
Fleagel921/
Flegell920/
Flegl91264/
Pfliegel8656/
Pfloegel8620/
Fliegiel866/
Pflegiel865/
Flögel831,266/
Flagel83954/
Fligel83193/
Flogel83158/
Flägel83136/
Flygel83114/
Fliegl8373/
Pflegl8358/
Flőgel836/
Felgel833/
Vlegel833/
Floegl833/
Fleigl831/
Flexel830/
Flegll830/
Flegelová8049/
Flegelova802/
Flgl801/
Phfleigel800/
Vleugel77536/
Fligiel77474/
Flessel77251/
Flechel77203/
Pfliegl7780/
Flogell7710/
Fliguel779/
Fleisel772/
Fleguil771/
Floggel771/
Flizgel771/
Flygell771/
Pflögel771/
Flégl73167/
Fligl7327/
Flögl7321/
Flagl7318/
Flexl7317/
Flígl7315/
Fleßl736/
Flőgl733/
Flogl733/
Flägl732/
Fleglová71251/
Fleglova713/
Flessell713/
Fleichel710/
Flechl67323/
Flechelle67168/
Flaggl6787/
Pfligl6747/
Fligil6734/
Floigl6730/
Flögelová6719/
Flőgelová677/
Flégelová673/
Flessl672/
Flesil672/
Flexil671/
Velgel671/
Fletchell671/
Vligel670/
Flagil670/

Flegel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flegel in the Russian language
Флегельflegel-

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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 Flegel
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