Flens Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Flens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2151:78,54513,251
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Poland771:493,62048,553
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Flens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flens (Russian: Фленс) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 627,290th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Flens live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 78,545. In The Netherlands Flens is most common in: North Holland, where 73 percent reside, South Holland, where 7 percent reside and Drenthe, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Flens is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Poland, where 16 percent reside.

Flens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flens last name expanded 15,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Flens surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

Flens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $46,040 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felens911/
Fluens910/
Flaens910/
Flenns910/
Flense910/
Fellens83171/
Filaens831/
Fleinss830/
Fillens830/
Floensh830/
Flenz8084/
Flans8030/
Flems806/
Flins804/
Fljns802/
Flons801/
Flyns801/
Feillens7781/
Fleinsjø774/
Filins7360/
Felins7331/
Flønæs7320/
Flench7318/
Vilens7316/
Velens7314/
Flynns735/
Flyons732/
Flinns731/
Pflenz731/
Flonns730/
Flenje730/
Fleems730/
Flinse730/
Fellenz67786/
Flentje67742/
Flenche67122/
Flinsch6780/
Veulens6751/
Villens6719/
Föllenz6718/
Vejlens6710/
Fellons675/
Fillans673/
Fellins672/
Vielens672/
Vellens671/
Fillins671/
Fehlins671/
Fillons671/
Fillenz671/
Fislins671/
Filions670/
Fillnse670/
Filhins670/
Filence670/

Flens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flens in the Russian language
Фленсflens-

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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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  • 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 Flens
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