Fles Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Fles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Indonesia861:1,537,781102,932
Norway291:177,32021,035
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Faroe Islands81:6,125639
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Fleš (28) & Fleś (1) are calculated separately.

Fles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fles (Russian: Флес) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Fleš or Fleś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fles? popularity and diffusion

Fles is the 639,219th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Fles live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 104,889. In The Netherlands Fles is most numerous in: South Holland, where 45 percent reside, Gelderland, where 35 percent reside and Utrecht, where 13 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.

Fles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fles surname expanded 724 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fles surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Fles earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.6% less than the national average, earning 243,627 kr per year and in United States they earn 45.51% more than the national average, earning $62,785 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fleš9228/
Fleś921/
Flies891,219/
Fyles89744/
Flesh89482/
Floes89283/
Fleis89258/
Fleys89252/
Fless8992/
Flaes8960/
Flese8920/
Fleas8913/
Flejs8913/
Flets8910/
Flest895/
Flesz895/
Fleus894/
Flees892/
Flles892/
Fle86758/
Fls866/
Flesch807,406/
Foiles80818/
Felles80588/
Fliess80464/
Fleiss80419/
Failes80379/
Fleisz80378/
Feyles80188/
Flesjå80156/
Fliehs80154/
Flesjø80120/
Fleese80108/
Foyles8082/
Filles8072/
Fleish8071/
Fayles8068/
Feiles8067/
Flease8045/
Floess8044/
Fylesh8044/
Fleysh8030/
Fleets8028/
Flejsz8022/
Flesse8019/
Fülles8010/
Fleihs809/
Floehs808/
Feeles807/
Fleshe806/
Feales806/
Fleyss803/
Fleuss802/
Fleise801/
Fleess801/
Fleist801/
Fletds801/
Flhaes801/
Fleits801/
Fleuhs801/
Fleijs801/
Fleeys800/
Fliesh800/
Fllies800/
Fils7518,922/
Flis7514,699/
Fels757,115/
Flys75637/
Flie75554/
Flet75387/
Fler75337/
Fley75322/
Flea75322/
Flex75296/
Fleu75187/
Fløe75128/
Fleh7578/
Föls7566/
Flee7553/
Fled7543/
Flei7543/
Flle7540/
Flez7528/
Fleß7515/
Flhe759/
Flec754/
Flse752/
Pfle752/
Flep752/
Flsc752/
Flsj752/
Wfle751/
Vfle751/
Wfls751/
Flje751/
Fljs751/
Flzs751/
Flsh751/
Flss751/
Flsx751/
Fyls751/
Hfls751/
Fleisch732,768/
Fillies732,718/
Flesche73231/
Flaesch73121/
Feilles7365/
Feilhes7343/
Fellezs7331/
Fellies7325/
Failles7317/
Felleis7314/
Fuelles736/
Fielles735/
Felloes733/
Floesch733/
Fillees731/
Fliesch731/
Foyless731/
Fleytts731/
Fleshch731/
Fleeshh731/
Faelles730/
Feelles730/
Fillest730/
Fleet679,535/
Flett678,144/
Fleer674,183/
Fells672,787/
Felle672,250/
Fille672,047/
Fliss671,715/
Fülle671,027/
Felce67790/
Flajs67560/
Felső67431/
Fiellies67404/
Flepp67379/
Filse67263/
Flois67262/
Flech67239/
Foels67234/
Filce67159/
Fleiß67156/
Fließ67150/
Flais67149/
Flisc67139/
Fills67133/
Flehr67131/
Fleit67116/
Filsø6790/
Fleih6774/
Fleat6765/
Fiels6758/
Fleij6757/
Flöss6757/
Flehe6757/
Felss6755/
Felse6754/
Felsz6740/
Felsh6735/
Feels6733/
Vlaes6732/
Fleiz6729/
Flihs6728/
Felst6727/
Pflie6724/
Flher6721/
Flehi6721/
Fölss6718/
Flays6717/
Fleische6715/
Fluis6712/
Fliße6712/
Flyss6711/
Fleeh6711/
Fölze6711/
Flihe6710/
Fledd679/
Flieh679/
Fölsz678/
Følle678/
Fleyt677/
Fleuß677/
Felje676/
Flise676/
Floys675/
Fisls675/
Fleyz675/
Flice674/
Filje674/
Flöjs674/
Filss674/
Fyleš674/
Fleex674/
Fleep673/
Fleid673/
Flexx673/
Floez673/
Fleed673/
Feuls673/
Flisz673/
Fuils672/
Filze672/
Fiols672/
Flish672/
Flojs672/
Vlles672/
Fliez672/
Flios672/
Fuels671/
Phles671/
Flece671/
Fledz671/
Fleec671/
Flerr671/
Fleseher671/
Flley671/
Flsch671/
Fhler671/
Felze671/
Fluys671/
Flist671/
Flóis671/
Fleic671/
Filçe671/
Hvfle671/
Fűlle671/
Félős671/
Fölhs671/
Flöhs671/
Filës671/
Flisp671/
Fleiš671/
Fleph671/
Fleisova671/
Fleisová671/
Felxs671/
Flshs671/
Flleh671/
Wflse671/
Fllxs671/
Filsz671/
Flysd671/
Fylsh671/
Fleey670/
Pfley670/
Fledt670/
Fleze670/
Faels670/
Hfley670/
Fleyd670/
Fleitsch670/
Filzs670/

Fles Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fles in the Russian language
Флесfles-

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