Flyton Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Flyton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flyton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Flyton (539) may also be a first name.

Flyton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flyton is found most in Malawi. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flyton? popularity and diffusion

Flyton is the 1,252,959th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Flyton are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 363,109th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 539 people.

Flyton is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Aside from Malawi this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flayton9264/
Fluyton921/
Floyton921/
Fleton8311/
Flitton771,287/
Fleeton77437/
Fletton77167/
Fleiton773/
Flieton771/
Fleaton770/
Filleton71108/
Flietoon711/
Felleton710/
Fletan6740/
Flitan6730/
Filliston673/
Felliston671/
Flystam6238/
Phliton624/
Flittan621/
Flethom621/
Villeton5759/
Velliton5735/
Velleton572/
Fluithan570/
Fleethan570/
Phlithong5315/
Villaiton531/
Fillistan531/
Phlaithong5070/
Phloithong5037/
Philliston505/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Flyton
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