Flexton Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Flexton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flexton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Flexton Last Name Facts

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

Flexton occurs most in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Flexton.

How Common Is The Last Name Flexton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Flexton live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 51 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 24 percent are found and Kent, where 14 percent are found. Not including England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Flexton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flexton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Flexton last name rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flaxton8687/
Felixton801/
Flaxten7125/
Folkestone7117/
Felix-Oton711/
Flagston672/
Folkston672/
Felix Otoni672/
Felixdon671/
Filliston633/
Villeston632/
Felliston631/
Flockston630/
Fillistan501/
Velliston501/
Villiston500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Flexton
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