Flora Surname
Approximately 41,236 people bear this surname
Flora Surname Definition:
This surname is the name of the Goddess of Spring, Fruits, and symbolized hopes and aspirations. "Flora" from the latin "florus, flora" is - flower - but from the latin "fluor (oris)" - the monthly menstrual flow.
"Flora" refers to the aggregate of the greenery and foliage.
Read More About This SurnameFlora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,386 | 1:34,899 | 4,351 |
| Philippines | 7,231 | 1:14,001 | 1,499 |
| Angola | 4,338 | 1:6,222 | 843 |
| Chad | 3,562 | 1:3,816 | 635 |
| Bangladesh | 3,154 | 1:50,525 | 2,770 |
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Italy | 1,503 | 1:40,690 | 7,322 |
| Brazil | 1,034 | 1:207,035 | 7,975 |
| England | 902 | 1:61,772 | 7,283 |
| India | 791 | 1:969,741 | 41,335 |
| Mexico | 685 | 1:181,206 | 5,130 |
| Indonesia | 555 | 1:238,287 | 21,960 |
| Portugal | 547 | 1:19,046 | 1,354 |
| Russia | 507 | 1:284,266 | 29,424 |
| Ukraine | 497 | 1:91,595 | 13,136 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Canada | 320 | 1:115,142 | 12,242 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Argentina | 219 | 1:195,175 | 16,241 |
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Albania | 158 | 1:18,443 | 3,197 |
| Cameroon | 130 | 1:159,762 | 17,345 |
| Australia | 128 | 1:210,904 | 20,401 |
| Czechia | 127 | 1:83,728 | 14,017 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| Greece | 121 | 1:91,569 | 15,456 |
| Serbia | 120 | 1:59,541 | 5,566 |
| France | 114 | 1:582,655 | 77,962 |
| Romania | 114 | 1:176,122 | 18,089 |
| Singapore | 81 | 1:67,996 | 2,745 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| China | 58 | 1:23,574,510 | 1,290 |
| Kenya | 57 | 1:810,174 | 31,920 |
| Malaysia | 57 | 1:517,443 | 25,717 |
| Taiwan | 50 | 1:468,895 | 3,561 |
| Kazakhstan | 48 | 1:368,385 | 29,407 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Colombia | 27 | 1:1,769,410 | 11,599 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Transnistria | 25 | 1:18,988 | 3,397 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Belarus | 23 | 1:413,090 | 41,560 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| Latvia | 21 | 1:97,621 | 13,922 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 1:523,963 | 3,360 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Armenia | 7 | 1:418,597 | 8,462 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,899 | 1:26,445 | 3,254 |
The alternate forms: Flóra (120) & Florà (1) are calculated separately.
Flora (703,618) may also be a first name.
Flora Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is the name of the Goddess of Spring, Fruits, and symbolized hopes and aspirations. "Flora" from the latin "florus, flora" is - flower - but from the latin "fluor (oris)" - the monthly menstrual flow.
"Flora" refers to the aggregate of the greenery and foliage.
See Flores.
Flora Demographics
Average Flora Salary in
United States
$44,268 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Flora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flora Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Flora (Arabic: فلورا, Bengali: ফ্লোরা, Hindi: फ्लोरा, Marathi: लोरा, Oriya: ଲାକା, Russian: Флора) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Flóra or Florà. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Flora? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 13,541st most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 176,728 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 30 percent of Flora live; 26 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. Flora is also the 1,373rd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 703,618 people.
The surname Flora is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 10,386 people, or 1 in 34,899. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Indiana, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States Flora occurs in 124 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 18 percent reside and Angola, where 11 percent reside.
Flora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Flora has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 18,040 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Flora Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Flora last name are 16.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.59% being registered with the party.
The amount Flora earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.61% less than the national average, earning €25,042 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.95% more than the national average, earning R 370,608 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $24,294,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $44,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $59,133 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Flora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Flora in the Bengali language | ||
| ফ্লোরা | phlora | - |
| Flora in the Marathi language | ||
| लोरा | lora | - |
| Flora in the Hindi language | ||
| फ्लोरा | phlora | 95.12 |
| फलोरा | phalora | 4.88 |
| Flora in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାକା | laka | 28.57 |
| ବାଲର୍ା | balara | 14.29 |
| ଫଲରା | phalara | 14.29 |
| ଦଲବୀର | dalabira | 14.29 |
| େଫାଲରା | ephalara | 14.29 |
| ଓରାମ | orama | 14.29 |
| Flora in the Russian language | ||
| Флора | flora | - |
| Flora in the Arabic language | ||
| فلورا | flwra | - |
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Flora Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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