Flieger Surname
Approximately 3,859 people bear this surname
Flieger Surname User-submission:
Flieger is a variant of the surname Pflieger, which comes from the Middle High German word pfluoc, meaning 'plow'. It was an occupational name for a plowman.
Flieger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,716 | 1:46,915 | 6,142 |
| Poland | 995 | 1:38,200 | 5,967 |
| United States | 507 | 1:714,909 | 56,330 |
| Czechia | 247 | 1:43,050 | 7,152 |
| Austria | 114 | 1:74,697 | 11,341 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Flieger Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Flieger is a variant of the surname Pflieger, which comes from the Middle High German word pfluoc, meaning 'plow'. It was an occupational name for a plowman.
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Average Flieger Salary in
United States
$42,506 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Flieger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flieger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Flieger is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Flieger? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 119,129th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,888,455 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Flieger are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,716 people, or 1 in 46,915. In Germany Flieger is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Berlin, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Germany it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Flieger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Flieger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,169 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Flieger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Flieger surname are 6.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.6% being registered with the party.
The amount Flieger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $42,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $52,817 CAD per year.
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