Fleig Surname

98,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fleig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fleig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8831:27,9243,686
United States1,2261:295,64427,347
France2031:327,20649,567
Switzerland1371:59,9487,487
Bolivia1211:87,7393,729
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
Austria321:266,10730,958
Denmark291:194,64516,083
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Wales111:281,32115,850
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

Fleig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fleig is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fleig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fleig is the 98,465th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,513,509 people. The surname Fleig occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Fleig are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,883 people, or 1 in 27,924. In Germany Fleig is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 77 percent are found, Bavaria, where 6 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent are found. Other than Germany Fleig exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Fleig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fleig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fleig surname expanded 743 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fleig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fleig last name are 10.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fleig earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.55% more than the national average, earning $50,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $53,925 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fleigh9110/
Flig89350/
Fleg8959/
Flaig806,710/
Flegg801,287/
Fligg80691/
Flieg80679/
Fleik8012/
Pfleg803/
Fligh802/
Fleyg801/
Flegt801/
Flegs801/
Fleic801/
Fleag800/
Flueg800/
Fleug800/
Fleigová771/
Felleg73154/
Fellig73112/
Fleick7341/
Flaigg7339/
Pflueg7327/
Fliegh7315/
Fillig7313/
Flegue735/
Fleikh734/
Flaigh732/
Flaigs731/
Fligue731/
Fliggs731/
Fleict730/
Fleike730/
Fleugh730/
Pfleeg730/
Fluegg730/
Flek671,411/
Flik67677/
Flix67473/
Flex67296/
Flag67230/
Flyg6774/
Vlig6741/
Flic6720/
Flec674/
Fligová674/
Fliq672/
Fleague671/
Flegová671/
Fleq671/
Flekgue671/
Fellegh671/
Felleug671/

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Fleig Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fleig
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