von Flüe Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

von Flüe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Flüe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4881:16,8302,766
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: von Flue (73) are calculated separately.

von Flüe Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Flüe occurs most in Switzerland. It may be rendered in the variant forms: von Flue. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von Flüe? popularity and diffusion

The surname von Flüe is the 625,459th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. The last name von Flüe is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of von Flüe live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname von Flüe is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 488 people, or 1 in 16,830. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Obwalden, where 39 percent reside, Canton of Lucerne, where 13 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 10 percent reside. Beside Switzerland this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

von Flüe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of von Flüe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the von Flüe last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

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