Fleiss Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Fleiss Surname User-submission:

The Fleiss surname means 'diligence', 'hard work' or 'effort'.

Fleiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Austria871:97,87914,223
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fleiss Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Fleiss surname means 'diligence', 'hard work' or 'effort'.

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Fleiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fleiss occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fleiss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 702,422nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Fleiss reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Fleiss is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 2,107,319. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 37 percent are found, California, where 19 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Fleiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fleiss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fleiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fleiss last name are 18.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.38% being registered with the political party.

Fleiss earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.14% more than the national average, earning $50,978 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fleiuss9215/
Fleuiss921/
Fliss911,715/
Fleis91258/
Fless9192/
Fliess83464/
Fleisz83378/
Flisse83171/
Fleish8371/
Floiss8354/
Floess8344/
Flesse8319/
Fluess8312/
Fleihs839/
Fleyss833/
Fleuss832/
Fleise831/
Fleess831/
Fleist831/
Fleits831/
Flaiss831/
Fleies831/
Fleijs831/
Flis8014,699/
Fles80476/
Flei8043/
Fleisch772,768/
Felleis7714/
Flowess772/
Filliss771/
Flies731,219/
Flesh73482/
Floes73283/
Flois73262/
Fleys73252/
Flyes73209/
Fleiß73156/
Flais73149/
Flues73140/
Fleit73116/
Flass7378/
Fleih7374/
Flaes7360/
Fleij7357/
Fleiz7329/
Flihs7328/
Flias7321/
Flehi7321/
Flese7320/
Fleas7313/
Flejs7313/
Fluis7312/
Flyss7311/
Flets7310/
Flise736/
Flest735/
Flesz735/
Fleyi735/
Fleus734/
Fleid733/
Flisz733/
Flees732/
Flish732/
Flios732/
Flles732/
Flist731/
Flóis731/
Flisp731/
Fleiš731/
Fleia731/
Fleiy730/
Fleihaus7125/
Fleische7115/
Fleisova711/
Fleisová711/
Fellaiss710/
Fleitsch710/
Flesch677,406/
Fillis673,928/
Fleith671,087/
Fle67758/
Felles67588/
Flaisz67543/
Flasse67478/
Flauss67418/
Flisch67205/
Flesjå67156/
Fliehs67154/
Fli67150/
Flesjø67120/
Fleese67108/
Fellis67103/
Filles6772/
Flease6745/
Floyes6732/
Fleysh6730/
Flowes6730/
Fyllis6730/
Fleets6728/
Flejsz6722/
Fleice6717/
Fleich6715/
Fleihe6712/
Flaihs6712/
Flaise6710/
Fülles6710/
Flaass679/
Floies678/
Floehs678/
Flyoss677/
Fleshe676/
Flyuis674/
Fleiseher672/
Floues672/
Fleieh672/
Fleishova672/
Pfleid671/
Phliss671/
Fleitd671/
Fletds671/
Fleyid671/
Flhaes671/
Fleitt671/
Fléges671/
Fillei671/
Fleuhs671/
Flehas671/
Flaish671/
Flayes671/
Flawes670/
Flieas670/
Fleeys670/
Fliesh670/
Flaist670/
Fllies670/
Floise670/
Phless670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fleiss
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