Flew Surname

633,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Flew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:254,42020,501
Australia1491:181,17918,282
Wales481:64,4695,713
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:112,32910,956
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Flew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flew occurs most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Flew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 633,196th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,119,390 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Flew live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 254,420. In England it is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 18 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and Cornwall, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 31 percent are found and Wales, where 10 percent are found.

Flew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Flew has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 26 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Flew surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

Flew earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flw869/
Fellew8010/
Fleewz805/
Fleiws802/
Flewtt801/
Hflw753/
Flef752/
Fleb752/
Flwz751/
Flws751/
Flwh751/
Flfe751/
Vflw751/
Pflw751/
Fylev67279/
Felfe67137/
Fleva6729/
Filfe6719/
Fleev6717/
Fliev6712/
Fülfe6712/
Flife676/
Flaev675/
Fleab674/
Flyww673/
Vlaew673/
Floev673/
Fliwt672/
Fleph671/
Flief671/
Fleef671/
Fleib671/
Filwh671/
Felwe671/
Fleaf670/
Fleeb670/

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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 Flew
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