Flora Surname

13,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chad

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.

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Flora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3861:34,8994,351
Philippines7,2311:14,0011,499
Angola4,3381:6,222843
Chad3,5621:3,816635
Bangladesh3,1541:50,5252,770
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Italy1,5031:40,6907,322
Brazil1,0341:207,0357,975
England9021:61,7727,283
India7911:969,74141,335
Mexico6851:181,2065,130
Indonesia5551:238,28721,960
Portugal5471:19,0461,354
Russia5071:284,26629,424
Ukraine4971:91,59513,136
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Canada3201:115,14212,242
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Argentina2191:195,17516,241
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Albania1581:18,4433,197
Cameroon1301:159,76217,345
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Czechia1271:83,72814,017
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
Greece1211:91,56915,456
Serbia1201:59,5415,566
France1141:582,65577,962
Romania1141:176,12218,089
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
China581:23,574,5101,290
Kenya571:810,17431,920
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Taiwan501:468,8953,561
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Austria341:250,45429,541
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Colombia271:1,769,41011,599
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Transnistria251:18,9883,397
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Latvia211:97,62113,922
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Greenland71:8,054710
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Oman41:921,9937,313
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8991:26,4453,254

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Flora Last Name Facts

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

Flora (Arabic: فلورا, Bengali: ফ্লোরা, Hindi: फ्लोरा, Marathi: लोरा, Oriya: ଲାକା, Russian: Флора) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Flóra or Florà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flora? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,541st most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 176,728 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 30 percent of Flora are found; 26 percent are found in North America and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,373rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 703,618 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 10,386 people, or 1 in 34,899. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Indiana, where 9 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 124 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and Angola, where 11 percent are found.

Flora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Flora has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flora last name 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 adherence of those holding the Flora last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Flora are 16.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.59% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flóra93120/
Florà931/
Florea9172,731/
Floras91579/
Florat91542/
Floura91279/
Florah91154/
Floray91124/
Flohra9139/
Fluora9111/
Flyora916/
Florad915/
Florai914/
Floraz913/
Florra913/
Florza912/
Floréa912/
Floraj911/
Floroa911/
Florïa911/
Floraś911/
Floora911/
Floirat83247/
Floiras83119/
Flouras8374/
Floreau8352/
Floruța8331/
Flourat8320/
D'flora8310/
Floreas837/
Floiray837/
Floriea832/
Floiraz832/
Florach831/
Floreat831/
Floyraz831/
Floraud831/
Floraux831/
Florhas831/
Florass830/
Flore8012,065/
Flory8011,451/
Floro806,393/
Flori804,218/
Flara80255/
Flera80207/
Floré80127/
Flura8043/
Floró803/
Florý801/
Florê801/
Floroaia7780/
Flouraud7712/
Floureau7710/
Felloura772/
Flourait772/
Flourray771/
Fleouras771/
Floratch770/
Floraitz770/
Flores733,824,179/
Florez73240,686/
Florio7323,296/
Floris7316,382/
Floros734,697/
Florit733,478/
Florou732,525/
Floret732,466/
Florey732,450/
Floury731,856/
Florie73737/
Florer73623/
Flouri73620/
Floore73397/
Flohre73265/
Florys73232/
Fleura73180/
Floure73113/
Floree7379/
Floroi7377/
Phlora7362/
Florei7361/
Flurad7359/
Floreš7358/
Florip7357/
Floryd7351/
Flerra7347/
Floriz7343/
Flerea7339/
Flotre7338/
Flouro7338/
Florii7329/
Florot7327/
Florid7325/
Florry7322/
Flored7321/
Florre7321/
Florès7321/
Florée7321/
Flórea7315/
Flyura7314/
Flaras739/
Fllori739/
Florij738/
Flatra737/
Flohry737/
Flaura736/
Florzo736/
Floire735/
Florão735/
Florés735/
Florze734/
Flutra734/
Floiro733/
Fliori733/
Florri733/
Fluoro732/
Flyori732/
Fleory732/
Fllore732/
Floroz732/
Floryś732/
Florás732/
Floréz732/
Flarha732/
Floory731/
Floroy731/
Fluray731/
Flyoro731/
Flurah731/
Florês731/
Florge731/
Florgo731/
Floriş731/
Flouré731/
Floeri731/
Flaray730/
Floriy730/
Flohri730/
Hflory730/
Florod730/
Florro730/
Floureaux711/
Villora671,522/
Flouret671,222/
Flouris67728/
Fleurat67410/
Florous67331/
Flourez67313/
Flourou67170/
Floress67157/
Flereau67152/
Florich67129/
Flohrer67121/
Florest67106/
Florist6795/
Florres6785/
Fellera6777/
Floores6761/
Flareau6755/
Florish6743/
Florett6742/
Flourry6742/
Phlotra6737/
Vellora6732/
Florhed6730/
Florees6728/
Flourie6728/
Fllores6726/
Flotree6725/
Flouros6720/
Flatray6719/
Fflores6715/
Flourre6713/
Phloray6712/
Florosz6711/
Floures6710/
Flyuhra6710/
Floresd678/
Víllora678/
Florrie677/
Flouroy677/
Flyoris676/
Florezs676/
Florris676/
Pflores675/
Floresr674/
Florije674/
Florrez673/
Flioris673/
Fléreau673/
Fliores673/
Flourey672/
Florets672/
Floreis672/
Fflorez672/
Florezz672/
Floriss672/
Floorey671/
Floorry671/
Flooryp671/
Florrio671/
Floyred671/
Floresh671/
Fillory671/
Fleores671/
Floretz671/
Florret671/
Flotres671/
Flioros671/
Fliorou671/
Floirás671/
Flojres671/
Flooris671/
Floreds671/
Fellara671/
Flaurau671/
Floritt671/
Florrey670/
Flottre670/
Floorie670/
Florrid670/
Florrer670/
Fellory670/
Flheura670/

Flora Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flora in the Bengali language
ফ্লোরাphlora-
Flora in the Marathi language
लोराlora-
Flora in the Hindi language
फ्लोराphlora95.12
फलोराphalora4.88
Flora in the Oriya language
ଲାକାlaka28.57
ବାଲର୍ାbalara14.29
ଫଲରାphalara14.29
ଦଲବୀରdalabira14.29
େଫାଲରାephalara14.29
ଓରାମorama14.29
Flora in the Russian language
Флораflora-
Flora in the Arabic language
فلوراflwra-

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