Flying Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Flying Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flying Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1001:767,82539,004
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Flying (154) may also be a first name.

Flying Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flying occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Flying? popularity and diffusion

Flying is the 1,817,111th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Flying live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 740,891st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 154 people.

The surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 767,825. In Iran Flying is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 41 percent reside, Qazvin Province, where 25 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Iran Flying is found in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Flying Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flying has changed through the years. In Wales the number of people bearing the Flying surname decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flying Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Floying921/
Flaying921/
Pflying920/
Fling911,420/
Flyng9155/
Phflying860/
Faling83778/
Filing83163/
Feling8390/
Fleing8350/
Flöing8337/
Foling8313/
Hfling839/
Flinga839/
Fuling838/
Flingo834/
Fléing832/
Flingh831/
Fyling831/
Flayng831/
Floing830/
Fluing830/
Fehling773,450/
Fualing771,584/
Failing771,240/
Felling771,028/
Fylling77798/
Fülling77761/
Filling77615/
Falling77504/
Feuling77429/
Fulling77374/
Fölling77374/
Feyling77333/
Feiling77315/
Filiang77301/
Fahling77163/
Følling77151/
Fähling77136/
Filinga77129/
Folling77115/
Flingai7793/
Fwaling7785/
Fowling7766/
Fulinga7761/
Fayling7748/
Flingou7748/
Fälling7734/
Feeling7733/
Fealing7733/
Fauling7725/
Fouling7723/
Fühling7718/
Falinga7717/
Fawling7715/
Fueling7714/
Filingo7714/
Föhling7713/
Fuliang7711/
Faliang7710/
Høfling7710/
Fælling779/
Faaling778/
Flewing777/
Falingo777/
Felyang777/
Flowing776/
Fieling776/
Felhing774/
Felinga774/
Folingo772/
Faliing772/
Valying772/
Fu Ling772/
Fyliang771/
Felingo771/
Feliang771/
Filyang771/
Flingui771/
Fleeing770/
Faeling770/
Fuhling770/
Fleuing770/
Faoling770/
Foyling770/
Faleing770/
Flink737,723/
Flang731,729/
Flæng73127/
Fleng7367/
Flynk7320/
Flong7318/
Flung732/
Vling731/
Fløng731/
Flinc731/
Fuelling71955/
Filliung71186/
Pfläging71112/
Faulling71103/
Faehling7193/
Fellinga7174/
Filliang7128/
Felingue7126/
Fuwaling7110/
Pholying7110/
Foelling717/
Falingao717/
Folingga715/
Falianga712/
Faeyling711/
Falingga711/
Fu-Liang711/
Failling711/
Fue Ling711/
Fwalling711/
Fuiliong711/
Fawaling711/
Felingwo711/
Feliyang711/
Feil-Ing711/
Folayang711/
Foalaing711/
Fualling711/
Filingoe711/
Filingou711/
Filingue711/
Fuliango711/
Fwu Ling711/
Fei Ling711/
Feiliang711/
Fey Ling711/
Feilling710/
Feelling710/
Feweling710/
Fielling710/
Veling67821/
Flinck67718/
Fulong67545/
Flinik67301/
Falang67291/
Folong67232/
Valing67192/
Phlyng67189/
Felong67180/
Feleyanga67178/
Flenga67121/
Flango6782/
Foleng6782/
Felang6777/
Flinko6750/
Falung6749/
Faleng6742/
Falink6738/
Fhaliyang6737/
Floeng6734/
Folayinka6733/
Väling6731/
Phling6723/
Philaying6721/
Flunga6721/
Viling6717/
Falinggih6716/
Flinke6715/
Flanig6713/
Falong6712/
Fulung6710/
Fulang6710/
Vlinga679/
Flanga678/
Voling676/
Flinco676/
Folung675/
Faläng675/
Flinki674/
Flanag674/
Filang674/
Feiliwong674/
Following673/
Folang673/
Flynko673/
Fuleng672/
Vøling672/
Fileng672/
Flinka671/
Fellewing671/
Vliong671/
Vleing671/
Vlling671/
Fuey-Ling671/
Faylingui671/
Feleng671/
Foulingui671/
Filingoue671/
Filink671/
Fialingao671/
Flinec671/
Fellingue671/
Felngo671/
Faalng671/
Flonga671/
Felink671/
Feliwonga671/
Phoolying671/
Flaeng671/
Felinc671/
Fewliwong671/
Fiellieng670/
Flangh670/
Flågeng6211/
Phlyyong571/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Flying
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