Hortensia Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Hortensia Surname User-submission:

The surname Horthense or Hortensia is derived from the Latin adjective hortensius, which means 'who comes from the garden'.

Hortensia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1211:548,94874,759
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Hortensia (70,008) may also be a first name.

Hortensia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Horthense or Hortensia is derived from the Latin adjective hortensius, which means 'who comes from the garden'.

- hortenseeliott

Hortensia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hortensia occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hortensia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,281,391st most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Hortensia reside; 57 percent reside in Caribbean and 56 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 13,866th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 70,008 people.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 548,948. In France it is most frequent in: Martinique, where 82 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 1 percent reside. Aside from France this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

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