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Where Does The Last Name Flight Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Flight has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flight? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 160,920^th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,691,117 people. Flight occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Flight are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 951,070^th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 99 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 738 people, or 1 in 491,137. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 19 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Flight Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Flight has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 820 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flight Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Flight surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Flight earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.01% less than the national average, earning R 201,960 per year; in United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning $48,797 CAD per year.