Gardenia Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Italy

Gardenia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gardenia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Gardênia (11) are calculated separately.

Gardenia (15,091) may also be a first name.

Gardenia Last Name Facts

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

Gardenia (Arabic: غردينيا) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant: Gardênia. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gardenia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gardenia is the 883,255th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name Gardenia is predominantly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Gardenia reside; 42 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 28 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 46,194th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 15,091 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 1,574,395. In Indonesia Gardenia is mostly found in: Banten, where 62 percent live, West Java, where 27 percent live and East Java, where 1 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.

Gardenia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gardenia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gardenia last name grew 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gardenia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gardenia last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gardenia earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.61% less than the national average, earning $28,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gardenia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gardenia in the Arabic language
غردينياghrdynya-
غاردينياghardynya-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gardenia
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