Florez Surname
Approximately 240,686 people bear this surname
Florez Surname User-submission:
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.
Read More About This SurnameFlorez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 196,644 | 1:243 | 32 |
| Venezuela | 10,176 | 1:2,968 | 460 |
| United States | 9,050 | 1:40,051 | 4,927 |
| Peru | 7,493 | 1:4,242 | 696 |
| Spain | 6,292 | 1:7,430 | 914 |
| Mexico | 3,344 | 1:37,119 | 2,180 |
| Argentina | 1,719 | 1:24,865 | 2,086 |
| Panama | 1,282 | 1:3,052 | 399 |
| Ecuador | 866 | 1:18,367 | 2,658 |
| Nicaragua | 689 | 1:8,739 | 672 |
| Honduras | 458 | 1:19,250 | 830 |
| Brazil | 387 | 1:553,164 | 20,695 |
| Philippines | 343 | 1:295,155 | 42,114 |
| Dominican Republic | 270 | 1:38,640 | 2,109 |
| Bolivia | 197 | 1:53,891 | 2,840 |
| France | 192 | 1:345,952 | 52,007 |
| Australia | 183 | 1:147,517 | 15,697 |
| Canada | 160 | 1:230,285 | 22,082 |
| Chile | 151 | 1:116,665 | 4,238 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| El Salvador | 88 | 1:72,090 | 1,444 |
| Paraguay | 83 | 1:87,190 | 2,127 |
| Italy | 62 | 1:986,398 | 69,332 |
| Guatemala | 62 | 1:259,398 | 4,221 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| Cuba | 54 | 1:213,384 | 4,419 |
| Costa Rica | 37 | 1:129,191 | 1,972 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Belize | 21 | 1:16,927 | 1,658 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1:190,653 | 15,539 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 199 | 1:252,355 | 20,860 |
The alternate forms: Flórez (390), Flòrez (10), Floréz (2) & Flörêz (1) are calculated separately.
Florez (121) may also be a first name.
Florez Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
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.
- jairomeloThis surname ends with the -ez suffix, meaning 'son of'. The Spanish Florez variant first arose with the sons of Fruela II, King of Asturias. Their surname was initially Froilez, but later transformed to Flórez and probably Spaniard Flores variant.
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Florez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Florez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Florez (Arabic: فلوريز, Russian: Флорез) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Flórez, Flòrez, Floréz or Flörêz. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Florez? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,281st most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 30,278 people. The surname Florez is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Florez are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 86 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 848,089th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 121 people.
Florez is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is held by 196,644 people, or 1 in 243. In Colombia Florez is most numerous in: Antioquia Department, where 19 percent reside, Capital District, where 11 percent reside and Santander Department, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Colombia this last name is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Florez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Florez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Florez last name expanded 4,548 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Florez Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Florez last name are 40.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.94% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Florez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 19.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,242 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.28% less than the national average, earning R 163,308 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning $21,266,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.39% less than the national average, earning $39,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.72% less than the national average, earning $41,875 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Florez Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Florez in the Russian language | ||
| Флорез | florez | - |
| Florez in the Arabic language | ||
| فلوريز | flwryz | - |
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Florez Reference & Research
Flores DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Flores FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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