Florez Surname

2,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

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.

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Florez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia196,6441:24332
Venezuela10,1761:2,968460
United States9,0501:40,0514,927
Peru7,4931:4,242696
Spain6,2921:7,430914
Mexico3,3441:37,1192,180
Argentina1,7191:24,8652,086
Panama1,2821:3,052399
Ecuador8661:18,3672,658
Nicaragua6891:8,739672
Honduras4581:19,250830
Brazil3871:553,16420,695
Philippines3431:295,15542,114
Dominican Republic2701:38,6402,109
Bolivia1971:53,8912,840
France1921:345,95252,007
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Chile1511:116,6654,238
England1031:540,95233,556
El Salvador881:72,0901,444
Paraguay831:87,1902,127
Italy621:986,39869,332
Guatemala621:259,3984,221
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Cuba541:213,3844,419
Costa Rica371:129,1911,972
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Belize211:16,9271,658
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

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.

- jairomelo

This 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.

- froilson

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) occurs most in Colombia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Flórez, Flòrez, Floréz or Flörêz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Florez? popularity and diffusion

Florez is the 2,281st most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 30,278 people. The surname Florez is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Florez reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Florez is also the 848,089th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 121 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is borne by 196,644 people, or 1 in 243. In Colombia it is most common in: Antioquia Department, where 19 percent are found, Capital District, where 11 percent are found and Santander Department, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Colombia this surname exists in 78 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Florez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Florez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Florez surname rose 4,548 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Florez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Florez are 40.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.94% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flórez94390/
Flòrez9410/
Floréz942/
Flourez92313/
Floriez928/
Floresz926/
Florezs926/
Florrez923/
Fflorez922/
Florezz922/
Floretz921/
Florerz920/
Flore9112,065/
Flörêz891/
Flores833,824,179/
Florea8372,731/
Floret832,466/
Florey832,450/
Florie83737/
Florer83623/
Floore83397/
Flerez83396/
Flohre83265/
Floure83113/
Floree8379/
Florei8361/
Floreš8358/
Floriz8343/
Flotre8338/
Flored8321/
Florre8321/
Florée8321/
Florec8318/
Florex8316/
Floire835/
Florze834/
Fllore832/
Florza832/
Florge831/
Florezová801/
Florece771,347/
Flouret771,222/
Floreus77459/
Florese77210/
Floreac77159/
Floress77157/
Flohrer77121/
Florest77106/
Florres7785/
Floores7761/
Flories7760/
Floritz7755/
Florett7742/
Florice7741/
Florhed7730/
Florees7728/
Flourie7728/
Fllores7726/
Flotree7725/
Flatrez7717/
Fflores7715/
Flourre7713/
Floures7710/
Florise779/
Floresc779/
Floeres778/
Floresd778/
Florrie777/
Floreas777/
Pflores775/
Floresr774/
Florije774/
Floreci774/
Fliores773/
Floriea772/
Flourey772/
Florets772/
Florecs772/
Floreis772/
Floorey771/
Floryce771/
Floyred771/
Floresh771/
Floreat771/
Fleores771/
Floresx771/
Florret771/
Flòretz771/
Flotres771/
Flojres771/
Floreds771/
Florrey770/
Flottre770/
Floorie770/
Florrer770/
Flora7341,236/
Flory7311,451/
Flori734,218/
Floré73127/
Flare736/
Florý731/
Florê731/
Fellores71120/
Florisse7195/
Floresse7148/
Flourest7146/
Floreová7117/
Florrice7113/
Fillores7112/
D'Flores714/
Floresch713/
Floreace713/
Florrest713/
Floresce712/
Florries712/
Flohress711/
Floreich711/
Florrett711/
Flouhrer711/
Flourett711/
Floriche711/
Fillyore710/
Floeresh710/
Floraitz710/
Florreis710/
Flourrey710/
Florio6723,296/
Floris6716,382/
Florit673,478/
Floury671,856/
Fleure67924/
Fleres67697/
Flouri67620/
Florić67534/
Floriš67311/
Floura67279/
Florys67232/
Flares67176/
Floray67124/
Floric67122/
Flarer67111/
Flôres6791/
Flarey6781/
Floroi6777/
Florreich6764/
Florip6757/
Floryd6751/
Florešová6748/
Florii6729/
Florid6725/
Florry6722/
Florès6721/
Flaure6715/
Flórea6715/
Flures6713/
Fluora6711/
Flóres6711/
Floresová6711/
Vlores6710/
Fllori679/
Flarre679/
Florij678/
Flohry677/
Flyora676/
Florés675/
Florai674/
Florecová673/
Florra673/
Fliori673/
Florri673/
Flyori672/
Fleory672/
Flöres672/
Flariz672/
Floresova672/
Floryś672/
Floréa672/
Floory671/
Floraj671/
Floroa671/
Floroy671/
Florês671/
Florix671/
Floriş671/
Florïa671/
Flouré671/
Flaret671/
Floora671/
Floriy670/
Flohri670/
Hflory670/
Flarie670/

Florez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Florez in the Russian language
Флорезflorez-
Florez in the Arabic language
فلوريزflwryz-

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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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