Florida Surname

47,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Florida Surname User-submission:

The Florida surname means 'one who came from Florida'.

Florida Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7,0191:14,4231,566
Indonesia9271:142,66414,099
United States7631:475,04440,344
Mexico4801:258,5966,256
Peru3741:84,9845,789
Venezuela2941:102,7353,728
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Argentina2091:204,51416,900
Italy1071:571,55854,297
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
England391:1,428,66862,556
Romania301:669,26246,959
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Colombia251:1,910,96311,972
India221:34,866,608408,224
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Guam161:10,0081,526
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France101:6,642,272293,169
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Wales91:343,83718,086
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Albania51:582,81119,572
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales231:68,1923,286
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:247,38320,545

The alternate forms: Flórida (6) are calculated separately.

Florida (81,605) may also be a first name.

Florida Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Florida surname means 'one who came from Florida'.

- Vincent

Florida Last Name Facts

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

The surname Florida (Arabic: فلوريدا, Bengali: ফ্লরিদা, Marathi: ोरीडा, Russian: Флорида) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Flórida. For other possible spellings of Florida click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Florida? popularity and diffusion

The last name Florida is the 47,319th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 666,016 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Florida live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Florida is also the 12,168th most widespread first name in the world, held by 81,605 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 7,019 people, or 1 in 14,423. In The Philippines Florida is most common in: Davao Region, where 12 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 12 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this surname occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Florida Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Florida has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 376 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 390 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Florida Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Florida last name are 38.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Florida earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.08% less than the national average, earning 221,204 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,422 per year; in Colombia they earn 51.91% more than the national average, earning $34,488,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.96% less than the national average, earning $38,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.81% less than the national average, earning $41,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Florida Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Florida in the Bengali language
ফ্লরিদাphlarida-
Florida in the Marathi language
ोरीडाorida75
फलोरीडाphalorida25
Florida in the Russian language
Флоридаflorida-
Florida in the Arabic language
فلوريداflwryda-

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