Flores Surname

148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,824,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Flores Surname Definition:

Dweller near where flowers grew.

From the latin "flos, floris" - flowers. Cities in Guatemala and Uruguay with this name.

Very popular and common with about 50 different spellings in every part of Spain. Most common forms are Flores and Florez; others are Frogla, Fruela, Froyles, and Frolez.

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Flores Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,416,2561:8811
United States359,2981:1,00963
Peru356,2761:892
Philippines312,1871:3247
Bolivia224,7611:472
Argentina165,6611:25817
Venezuela160,5161:18827
Honduras132,3271:678
Chile108,5501:16219
El Salvador106,8621:596
Brazil73,4441:2,915264
Spain71,3751:65558
Ecuador69,4561:22913
Nicaragua67,1561:9011
Guatemala63,4621:25339
Panama19,8291:19733
Colombia18,8991:2,528469
Paraguay17,0301:425113
Costa Rica16,4301:29182
Dominican Republic13,9511:748137
Cuba12,9561:889156
Uruguay5,0631:67874
Puerto Rico4,8691:729118
France4,6901:14,1631,468
Canada3,5521:10,3731,544
Portugal3,4351:3,033384
Belize2,1411:16616
Nigeria1,4571:121,5808,014
Guam1,2721:1265
Italy1,1421:53,5529,640
Australia9011:29,9624,022
Germany8061:99,88312,394
England6081:91,6429,853
South Africa5891:91,98311,258
French Polynesia5831:48217
Taiwan5691:41,203481
Thailand5481:128,90219,566
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Indonesia3951:334,80829,196
Oman2891:12,7611,481
Belgium2701:42,5806,966
Netherlands2521:67,01311,436
Bahrain2501:5,394963
Switzerland2461:33,3864,907
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Northern Mariana Islands2311:23648
Sweden1861:52,9404,092
Trinidad and Tobago1601:8,5251,225
Russia1511:954,45774,620
Japan1491:858,01518,698
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
Malta1141:3,774265
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
Ireland881:53,5113,767
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Curaçao561:2,80860
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Norway491:104,94514,093
Greece461:240,86536,930
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Austria431:198,03324,866
India431:17,838,730274,051
Guyana421:18,1482,339
Brunei411:10,2131,246
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Hong Kong411:178,9142,965
Andorra391:2,150402
Finland371:148,56013,684
China341:40,215,3402,154
Israel341:251,69522,987
Aruba321:3,234449
Gibraltar251:1,358302
South Korea251:2,049,610459
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
United States Virgin Islands191:5,809896
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Wales171:182,03112,022
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Cayman Islands161:3,993538
East Timor161:75,996145
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Haiti141:763,13611,139
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Cape Verde111:48,1491,796
Vietnam111:8,422,3692,636
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Macau101:60,163387
Monaco101:3,707328
Mozambique101:2,726,1572,938
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Bahamas61:65,292848
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Egypt51:18,387,15162,330
Ethiopia51:19,509,25219,154
Anguilla41:3,359324
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Palau41:5,411112
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Bangladesh31:53,118,92425,950
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montserrat11:4,947471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Samoa11:193,8081,089
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9891:25,2483,117

The alternate forms: Flôres (91), Floreš (58), Florès (21), Flóres (11), Florés (5), Flöres (2) & Florês (1) are calculated separately.

Flores (9,013) may also be a first name.

Flores Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller near where flowers grew.

From the latin "flos, floris" - flowers. Cities in Guatemala and Uruguay with this name.

Very popular and common with about 50 different spellings in every part of Spain. Most common forms are Flores and Florez; others are Frogla, Fruela, Froyles, and Frolez. Seems to have originated in Avilds and is found extensively in Asturias and Leon. Villages named Flores found near Zamora and Avila. Means flower, bloom, flora.

In Aragon, "flores" is applied to camps which are fertile and abundant.

Patronymic from Fruela or Froila and originates with Infante don Aznar Fruela, illegitimate son of don Fruela II, King of Asturias. Name extended throughout Spain during Reconquest.

See Flora.

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

(Spanish) Dweller near where flowers grew.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Although it is correct to classify this last name as derived from nature, its oldest origin comes from the proper name Froilán, which in Gothic means 'master' or 'lord'. Over time, this name suffered a decline in Froiléz and then a transposition in Flórez. Its oldest origin are somewhat curious because it derives from the proper name of Fruela, which in turn had its antecedent in Floylez or Frolaz. Through time it ended up becoming first Florez and later Flores.

- wiflog

This surname is a variation derived from the Spanish plural for the word, flor, meaning 'flower'. Its creation is rooted in the escribanos costume in the 18th century in the Kingdom of New Granada, who used to write Flores with a z instead of a s.

- jairomelo

This surname derives from the word flores, meaning 'flowers', a reproductive system of a plant.

Das Flores is a variant of the surname Flores. Das means 'from' in Portuguese. So das flores means 'from the flowers', or 'Flores descendant'.

- catfbp

Derived from the plural of the Spanish word flor. Floresmeans 'flowers'.

- aqua

A Spanish surname from meaning: flowers.

- miapellido

Flores Last Name Facts

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

Flores (Arabic: فلورس, Hindi: फ्लोरेस, Marathi: ोरेस, Russian: Флорес) is found most frequently in Mexico. It can appear as a variant: Flôres, Floreš, Florès, Flóres, Florés, Flöres or Florês. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flores? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 148th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,906 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Flores reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Flores is also the 65,633rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 9,013 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,416,256 people, or 1 in 88. In Mexico Flores is most frequent in: México, where 16 percent are found, Puebla, where 10 percent are found and Mexico City, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Mexico Flores exists in 174 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Peru, where 9 percent are found.

Flores Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flores has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flores surname grew 18,064 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 30,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flores Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Latin Catholic (57%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Flores last name are 42.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Flores earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning €29,560 per year; in Norway they earn 13.85% less than the national average, earning 298,143 kr per year; in Peru they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,794 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning R 221,964 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $23,611,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.02% less than the national average, earning $35,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning $47,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flôres9491/
Floreš9458/
Florès9421/
Flóres9411/
Florés945/
Flöres942/
Florês941/
Floreus92459/
Florese92210/
Floress92157/
Florest92106/
Florres9285/
Floores9261/
Flories9260/
Florees9228/
Fllores9226/
Fflores9215/
Floures9210/
Floresc929/
Floeres928/
Floresd928/
Floreas927/
Floresz926/
Florezs926/
Pflores925/
Floresr924/
Fliores923/
Florets922/
Floreis922/
Floresh921/
Fleores921/
Floresx921/
Flotres921/
Flojres921/
Floreds921/
Flore9112,065/
Fellores86120/
Floresse8648/
Flourest8646/
Fillores8612/
D'Flores864/
Floresch863/
Florrest863/
Floresce862/
Florries862/
Flohress861/
Floeresh860/
Florreis860/
Florez83240,686/
Florea8372,731/
Floris8316,382/
Floret832,466/
Florey832,450/
Florie83737/
Fleres83697/
Florer83623/
Floore83397/
Flohre83265/
Florys83232/
Flares83176/
Floure83113/
Floree8379/
Florei8361/
Flotre8338/
Flored8321/
Florre8321/
Florée8321/
Florec8318/
Florex8316/
Flures8313/
Vlores8310/
Floire835/
Florze834/
Fllore832/
Florge831/
Floresová8011/
Floresova802/
Florece771,347/
Flouret771,222/
Flouris77728/
Flatres77520/
Flourez77313/
Floreac77159/
Flohrer77121/
Florist7795/
Florios7780/
Florish7743/
Florett7742/
Florice7741/
Florhed7730/
Flourie7728/
Flotree7725/
Flourre7713/
Florise779/
Fleries779/
Floriez778/
Florrie777/
Flyoris776/
Florris776/
Fleures775/
Florije774/
Florrez773/
Flereus773/
Flioris773/
Floriea772/
Flourey772/
Fflorez772/
Florezz772/
Floriss772/
Floorey771/
Floryce771/
Floyred771/
Fluress771/
Floreat771/
Floretz771/
Florret771/
Flooris771/
Fliares771/
Florrey770/
Flottre770/
Floorie770/
Florrer770/
Florerz770/
Flora7341,236/
Flory7311,451/
Flori734,218/
Floré73127/
Flare736/
Florý731/
Florê731/
Florisse7195/
Villores7155/
Flourish7138/
Flattres7120/
Floreová7117/
Florrice7113/
Fleureus7112/
Floreace713/
Floreich711/
Florrett711/
Flouhrer711/
Flourett711/
Filloris711/
Fellares711/
Felloris711/
Floriche711/
Fillyore710/
Flourist710/
Felleres710/
Flourrey710/
Florio6723,296/
Florit673,478/
Floury671,856/
Fleure67924/
Flouri67620/
Flerez67396/
Flórez67390/
Floriš67311/
Floura67279/
Flaris67176/
Floray67124/
Floric67122/
Flarer67111/
Flarey6781/
Floroi6777/
Fleris6769/
Florreich6764/
Florip6757/
Floryd6751/
Fellouris6749/
Florešová6748/
Floriz6743/
Florii6729/
Florid6725/
Fluris6724/
Florry6722/
Flerys6720/
Fillatres6719/
Flóris6718/
Florisova6715/
Flaure6715/
Flórea6715/
Fluora6711/
Flòrez6710/
Fllori679/
Flarre679/
Florij678/
Flohry677/
Flyora676/
Florai674/
Florra673/
Fliori673/
Flatresse673/
Florri673/
Flyori672/
Fleory672/
Floryś672/
Florza672/
Floréa672/
Floréz672/
Floory671/
Floraj671/
Florezová671/
Floroa671/
Floroy671/
Flarys671/
Florix671/
Floriş671/
Florïa671/
Flóresová671/
Flouré671/
Flurys671/
Flaret671/
Floora671/
Floerisch670/
Floriy670/
Flohri670/
Hflory670/
Flarie670/

Flores Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flores in the Hindi language
फ्लोरेसphloresa-
Flores in the Marathi language
ोरेसoresa-
Flores in the Russian language
Флоресflores-
Flores in the Arabic language
فلورسflwrs-
فلوريسflwrys-

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