Flesch Surname

67,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Flesch Surname Definition:

“Bottle” in Old German. (Corruption of Flasche.) Compare Flask.

Flesch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5261:31,8714,193
United States2,0571:176,20817,675
Brazil1,5771:135,7485,184
France6261:106,10715,696
Austria961:88,70213,087
Canada891:413,99536,402
Hungary561:175,29115,311
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
England431:1,295,76958,667
Luxembourg351:16,5873,734
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Romania331:608,42043,703
Croatia281:151,02220,421
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Flesch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Bottle” in Old German. (Corruption of Flasche.) Compare Flask.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Dweller at the sign of the flask or bottle, general designating a tavern.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Flesch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flesch (Russian: Флещ) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Flesch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 67,219th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 984,006 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Flesch live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,526 people, or 1 in 31,871. In Germany Flesch is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 25 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Flesch is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Brazil, where 21 percent are found.

Flesch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flesch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,017 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flesch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Flesch last name are 17.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Flesch earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning R 225,300 per year; in United States they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $48,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $52,093 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fleisch922,768/
Flesche92231/
Flaesch92121/
Floesch923/
Flestch921/
Fliesch921/
Fleshch921/
Fleosch920/
Flesh91482/
Flech91239/
Flesc914/
Fleische8615/
Fleitsch860/
Flasch831,447/
Fleche83815/
Flisch83205/
Fletch83138/
Fleish8371/
Flösch8367/
Flecht8337/
Fleysh8330/
Fleich8315/
Fleshe836/
Fleach832/
Flosch832/
Fledch832/
Fliesh830/
Fles80476/
Flec804/
Fleschová802/
Flsc802/
Flitsch77543/
Flaisch77123/
Vleesch7732/
Fletche7732/
Flassch7712/
Flische771/
Flaësch771/
Fleeshh771/
Flash732,298/
Flies731,219/
Floes73283/
Fleis73258/
Fleys73252/
Flich73160/
Flisc73139/
Fless7392/
Flaes7360/
Flese7320/
Fleas7313/
Flejs7313/
Flets7310/
Flest735/
Flesz735/
Fleus734/
Flees732/
Flish732/
Flles732/
Flece731/
Fleec731/
Fleic731/
Flöch731/
Flshs731/
Flhch731/
Pflitsch71310/
Fellisch7125/
Fillisch7111/
Filleach711/
Fleseher711/
Flitsche710/
Fleece67622/
Felles67588/
Fliess67464/
Fleiss67419/
Fleisz67378/
Flesjå67156/
Fliehs67154/
Flesjø67120/
Fleese67108/
Fleace6782/
Filles6772/
Flycht6759/
Fliche6754/
Flease6745/
Floess6744/
Fleets6728/
Flitch6727/
Flyash6727/
Flejsz6722/
Flesse6719/
Fleice6717/
Flèche6715/
Flicht6714/
Fülles6710/
Fleihs679/
Floehs678/
Fleyss673/
Flc673/
Fleuss672/
Fleiseher672/
Fleishova672/
Fleise671/
Fleess671/
Fleist671/
Fletds671/
Fleyshova671/
Flhaes671/
Felxch671/
Fleits671/
Flêche671/
Fleuhs671/
Flaych671/
Fleijs671/
Flaish671/
Fleeys670/
Fletseher670/
Flitsh670/
Fllies670/

Flesch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flesch in the Russian language
Флещfles-

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