Floss Surname

217,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Austria

Floss Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From the village Floss in Bavaria, which was settled by Jewish cloth merchants. It was called “Judenberg.”

Floss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5321:402,39515,332
United States5001:724,91856,977
Germany3261:246,94926,884
Yemen2221:119,0336,599
Austria1151:74,04711,271
Paraguay391:185,5583,539
Australia291:930,88655,860
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Belgium161:718,54060,840
England151:3,714,537119,675
India91:85,229,487684,495
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Floss (301) may also be a first name.

Floss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From the village Floss in Bavaria, which was settled by Jewish cloth merchants. It was called “Judenberg.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Floss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Floss occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Floss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 217,322nd most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,861,975 people. Floss occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Floss reside; 30 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 507,810th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 301 people.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 532 people, or 1 in 402,395. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 55 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 26 percent are found and Mato Grosso, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.

Floss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Floss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 820 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Floss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Floss are 34.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Floss earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.37% less than the national average, earning $39,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.21% less than the national average, earning $34,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flosse91209/
Floiss9154/
Floess9144/
Flyoss917/
Flos89672/
Flous80502/
Fluss80301/
Floes80283/
Flois80262/
Flass8078/
Flohs8066/
Flose8055/
Flüss8030/
Flost806/
Flots806/
Floys805/
Floos804/
Flojs802/
Flods802/
Flios802/
Flosz801/
Fellouss7717/
Flossová7716/
Flossova771/
Flo752,936/
Flasse73478/
Flauss73418/
Fillos73144/
Fellos7385/
Fyllos7322/
Flotts7320/
Floods7315/
Flaass739/
Floyds739/
Floehs738/
Floshe737/
Fleuss732/
Flouse732/
Flosch732/
Flodås731/
Floise730/
Floths730/
Fellous674,838/
Floß671,081/
Flot67959/
Floh67727/
Flod67479/
Flausse67470/
Flas67442/
Floy67393/
Flou67296/
Flüs67242/
Flox67213/
Fillios6791/
Flus6789/
Fuellos6773/
Floj6771/
Fillous6760/
Fellios6754/
Fellots6747/
Flosová6744/
Fleo6731/
Floz6730/
Floo6726/
Floa6722/
Floi6714/
Flassch6712/
Felluss679/
Flho676/
Flio674/
Floesch673/
Felloes673/
Flasshe672/
Flosche672/
Fllo672/
Floyd's671/
Flgo671/
Feullos671/
Flop671/
Vflo671/
Fleosch670/
Flousch670/

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