Flyn Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Flyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Ireland141:336,35312,021
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland931:47,6334,090
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:102,41810,282
Scotland1141:32,8352,713
Wales171:92,2604,121
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9831:51,0875,784

Flyn (164) may also be a first name.

Flyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flyn is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flyn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,276,805th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Flyn live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 715,247th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 164 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is most common in: Merseyside, where 27 percent reside, Northumberland, where 14 percent reside and Devon, where 10 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

Flyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flyn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Flyn last name declined 79 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 85 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flyn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Flyn last name is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

The amount Flyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.12% more than the national average, earning R 390,000 per year and in United States they earn 34.87% less than the national average, earning $28,102 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flynn89149,993/
Flynk8920/
Flyhn899/
Flyon892/
Flyna891/
Fln865/
Flymnn801/
Fellyn801/
Pflynn801/
Flynnn800/
Fllynn800/
Flin75950/
Flen75177/
Feln758/
Flnn756/
Flén753/
Filn753/
Hfln751/
Flnt751/
Flnk751/
Flln751/
Fhln751/
Vlyn751/
Fyln751/
Fillyna734/
D'Flynn731/
Flint6738,181/
Flinn6710,457/
Fling671,420/
Floen67338/
Flæng67127/
Fluin67107/
Flaen67107/
Flion6769/
Fleng6767/
Fluen6758/
Fylnn6758/
Flehn6747/
Phlyn6743/
Flind6739/
Fleen6736/
Flåen6715/
Flent6713/
Flenc6712/
Flina6712/
Flene679/
Flenø678/
Flimn678/
Flenn677/
Flynnová674/
Felne672/
Flisn671/
Flihn671/
Filnn671/
Fllin671/
Felln671/
Flnne671/
Fløng671/
Fliñn671/
Feuln671/
Filnd671/
Flemn670/
Flend670/
Filne670/
Flien670/

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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 Flyn
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