Flessen Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Flessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway171:302,48730,120
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Flessen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flessen is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flessen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Flessen is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Flessen is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Flessen live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 302,487. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 53 percent live and Central Norway, where 47 percent live. Excluding Norway Flessen exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live.

Flessen Last Name Statistics demography

Flessen earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning 341,740 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flesen923/
Fliesen86123/
Flossen862/
Fleshen860/
Fleschen8098/
Flessing8053/
Fleihsen801/
Flaassen801/
Felsen77734/
Fleten77231/
Flexen77180/
Flisen7787/
Flæsen7729/
Fölsen7727/
Flegen776/
Filsen773/
Flesyn773/
Flehen771/
Flesin771/
Felleisen75187/
Flaeschen7597/
Fleissing751/
Fleischen751/
Fleishhen750/
Flen73177/
Fleshin7138/
Flasschoen7133/
Fleesin7121/
Fletgen7111/
Flessingue7111/
Flaszen717/
Fleetin715/
Fleshyn714/
Fleacen713/
Fielsen712/
Fletten712/
Flezien712/
Filsien711/
Flesyna711/
Fleischemn711/
Fleusin711/
Flassin711/
Flechen711/
Fleeten711/
Flesing710/
Pflegen710/
Fellheisen710/
Flean671,346/
Fleeting67308/
Villesen67274/
Fleschin67161/
Fleng6767/
Felschen6754/
Flehn6747/
Fleising6744/
Flaschen6742/
Flein6726/
Vellesen6723/
Fellezen6717/
Flåen6715/
Flent6713/
Flenc6712/
Flene679/
Fleyshin679/
Flenø678/
Flenn677/
Fletchen677/
Fleshyna677/
Fleshina674/
Fillisen672/
Fleishin671/
Fleyn671/
Pflegeng671/
Flgen670/
Fellisen670/
Flemn670/
Flend670/
Filschen670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Flessen
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