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

Flying is found most in Iran. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Flying.

How Common Is The Last Name Flying? popularity and diffusion

The last name Flying is the 1,817,111th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Flying are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 740,891st most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 154 people.

The last name Flying is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 767,825. In Iran Flying is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 41 percent live, Qazvin Province, where 25 percent live and Alborz Province, where 15 percent live. Excluding Iran it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Flying Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flying has changed through the years. In Wales the number of people who held the Flying last name declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flying Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Flying surname is predominantly 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
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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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