Flicker Surname

146,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Flicker Surname Definition:

Anglo-Saxon fricca, a crier or preacher-one who proclaims.

Flicker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1121:325,95229,626
Austria9831:8,6631,123
Germany4691:171,65320,198
England1821:306,14323,159
Israel981:87,32310,358
Canada741:497,91342,460
Wales401:77,3636,557
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

Flicker (19) may also be a first name.

Flicker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Anglo-Saxon fricca, a crier or preacher-one who proclaims.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Flicker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flicker is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Flicker.

How Common Is The Last Name Flicker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 146,068th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,399,587 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Flicker are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

The last name Flicker is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,112 people, or 1 in 325,952. In The United States Flicker is most prevalent in: California, where 20 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 32 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.

Flicker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flicker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flicker surname rose 582 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flicker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Flicker last name are 9.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Flicker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.63% less than the national average, earning R 164,856 per year; in United States they earn 24.29% more than the national average, earning $53,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning $57,241 CAD per year.

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