Flem Surname

377,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Flem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4331:11,8761,346
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Cameroon1231:168,85418,087
France491:1,355,566135,191
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
England71:7,959,723202,100
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Flem (372) may also be a first name.

Flem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flem (Russian: Флем) occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 377,044th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,687,285 people. The surname Flem is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Flem are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in Scandinavia. Flem is also the 450,135th most common first name globally It is held by 372 people.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 11,876. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 77 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 20 percent reside and Central Norway, where 2 percent reside. Besides Norway this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Flem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Flem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Flem last name rose 593 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Flem are 3.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.36% being registered with the political party.

The amount Flem earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning 349,730 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.15% more than the national average, earning $52,273 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flemm89481/
Fleme8943/
Flemk8911/
Flaem898/
Flemg891/
Fliem891/
Fleam891/
Fleim891/
Flemn890/
Flesm890/
Pflem890/
Flm8614/
Flemme8065/
Fellem8048/
Fillem8036/
Fleime8017/
Flemng8012/
Feylem802/
Fletim801/
Fleimg801/
Flim75793/
Flen75177/
Flåm75138/
Film7545/
Flym7523/
Felm752/
Pflm751/
Flhm751/
Flme751/
Flmd751/
Fjlm751/
Vlem751/
Vflm751/
Fillemn731/
Flaim671,618/
Flean671,346/
Vliem67346/
Floen67338/
Fline67131/
Flaen67107/
Flimm67107/
Fleng6767/
Fluen6758/
Flehn6747/
Felme6745/
Filme6740/
Fleen6736/
Flein6726/
Flymm6715/
Filhm6715/
Flåen6715/
Flent6713/
Flenc6712/
Flene679/
Flenø678/
Flimn678/
Flenn677/
Flime675/
Flyme675/
Vllem674/
Phlem673/
Felne672/
Flimt671/
Vleim671/
Flyom671/
Flyhm671/
Failm671/
Flnne671/
Fleyn671/
Flämm671/
Fflme671/
Flism670/
Flimg670/
Flgen670/
Flien670/
Filne670/
Flend670/

Flem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flem in the Russian language
Флемflem-

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