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

The last name Gardenia (Arabic: غردينيا) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gardênia. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gardenia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 883,255th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name Gardenia is primarily 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 frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 15,091 people.

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

Gardenia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gardenia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gardenia last name rose 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 national average, with 75% registered to vote for the 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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gardenia
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