Flux Surname

295,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Flux Surname Definition:

A corruption of Fulkes, Foulkes, Folkes, Fullicks, Faulks, Foalkes, Folkes, Fowkes; from Anglo-Saxon folc, folk; German, folc, volk, people, nation, perhaps also used in the sense of "renowned." compare the Gaelic names Fulco, Folcho, Folca, Folchold, Folcwar, Folcmar, Folcrim, Folcwin, Folcrad, Folcharat, Folchard, English Folkard, French Foucard.

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Flux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5151:108,19011,258
Australia2361:114,38912,710
Netherlands1261:134,02520,684
Germany831:969,94567,438
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Canada451:818,79163,991
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Israel311:276,05324,632
Austria191:448,18144,644
India81:95,883,173728,828
Wales61:515,75523,171
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4691:51,9736,293
Wales21:784,20816,349
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Flux (22) may also be a first name.

Flux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Fulkes, Foulkes, Folkes, Fullicks, Faulks, Foalkes, Folkes, Fowkes; from Anglo-Saxon folc, folk; German, folc, volk, people, nation, perhaps also used in the sense of "renowned." compare the Gaelic names Fulco, Folcho, Folca, Folchold, Folcwar, Folcmar, Folcrim, Folcwin, Folcrad, Folcharat, Folchard, English Folkard, French Foucard. Flux might also come from Floques, in Normandy. See Flock.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

For Flex or Fellex. Radulphus Fellex of Normandy, 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Flisk and Gilbert Felice of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Flux Last Name Facts

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

Flux is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flux? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 295,816th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,653,643 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Flux live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. Flux is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 22 people.

Flux is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 515 people, or 1 in 108,190. In England Flux is most frequent in: Isle of Wight, where 23 percent reside, Hampshire, where 20 percent reside and West Sussex, where 6 percent reside. Excluding England this surname exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.

Flux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flux has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Flux surname rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 573 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Flux surname are 46.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Flux earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.16% less than the national average, earning R 163,596 per year; in United States they earn 31.12% more than the national average, earning $56,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $55,522 CAD per year.

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Fluxe898/
Flu86385/
Flud75993/
Flug75907/
Flix75473/
Flou75296/
Fluk75287/
Fleu75187/
Flau75157/
Flus7589/
Fluß7566/
Flut7535/
Flup7530/
Fluh7510/
Fliu755/
Flui752/
Fluz751/
Flgu751/
Vlux751/
Fllu751/
Flyu751/
Fluy750/
Filloux731,053/
Filleux73150/
Fillaux73125/
Fluxová7353/
Felloux731/
Pflug677,210/
Fluck673,761/
Fluke672,224/
Fludd671,432/
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Fluit671,073/
Fluch671,009/
Flaus67822/
Flusk67668/
Flous67502/
Flaud67384/
Fluss67301/
Fluyt67287/
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Flout6728/
Flutt6724/
Flyuk6722/
Filliaux6722/
Pfluk6712/
Fluis6712/
Fleuß677/
Flauß677/
Pfluh675/
Fleus674/
Fluhs674/
Flugg673/
Pflup673/
Flauc672/
Fluha672/
Flauk672/
Flouk672/
Fluht672/
Pfluq672/
Fillu672/
Fluud672/
Fludt672/
Flouz672/
Flicx672/
Fleuk671/
Fluid671/
Fllix671/
Fliut671/
Floex671/
Fluiz671/
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