Florea Surname

7,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Florea Surname User-submission:

Romanian: from the medieval personal name Florea, probably a derivative of floare (from Latin flos, floris), with the diminutive suffix -ea.

Florea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania62,0351:32416
Moldova4,8381:73642
Spain2,0911:22,3592,410
United States1,6251:223,05221,593
France3171:209,53532,567
Canada2761:133,49913,853
Italy2321:263,60634,791
Germany1961:410,74237,603
England1581:352,64625,413
Greece1101:100,72516,923
Transnistria1061:4,478786
Belgium901:127,74018,560
Austria831:102,59614,745
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Australia571:473,60936,415
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Norway161:321,39331,311
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Israel141:611,26042,949
Wales111:281,32115,850
Serbia91:793,88326,061
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Finland81:687,08836,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China31:455,773,85521,925
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

The alternate forms: Flórea (15) & Floréa (2) are calculated separately.

Florea (2,808) may also be a first name.

Florea Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Romanian: from the medieval personal name Florea, probably a derivative of floare (from Latin flos, floris), with the diminutive suffix -ea.

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Florea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Florea (Arabic: فلوريا, Russian: Флореа) is found most in Romania. It can also be found in the variant forms: Flórea or Floréa. For other potential spellings of Florea click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Florea? popularity and diffusion

Florea is the 7,821st most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 100,199 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Florea are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 137,629th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 2,808 people.

The last name Florea is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 62,035 people, or 1 in 324. In Romania Florea is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 12 percent reside, Argeș County, where 5 percent reside and Iași County, where 5 percent reside. Besides Romania this last name exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 7 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Florea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Florea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Florea last name rose 1,477 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Florea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Florea last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Florea earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.9% less than the national average, earning €10,541 per year; in Norway they earn 169.9% more than the national average, earning 934,053 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $41,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $47,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flórea9415/
Floréa942/
Floreas927/
Floriea922/
Floreat921/
Floreja921/
Flora9141,236/
Flore9112,065/
Flores833,824,179/
Florez83240,686/
Floria834,283/
Floret832,466/
Florey832,450/
Florya831,200/
Florie83737/
Florer83623/
Floras83579/
Florat83542/
Floore83397/
Floura83279/
Flohre83265/
Florah83154/
Floray83124/
Floure83113/
Floree8379/
Florei8361/
Floreš8358/
Flohra8339/
Flerea8339/
Flotre8338/
Flored8321/
Florre8321/
Florée8321/
Florja8312/
Fluora8311/
Floría8311/
Flyora836/
Florad835/
Floire835/
Florze834/
Florai834/
Floraz833/
Floreo833/
Florra833/
Fllore832/
Florue832/
Florza832/
Floraj831/
Floroa831/
Florge831/
Florïa831/
Floraś831/
Floora831/
Florye830/
Flouret771,222/
Floreus77459/
Flourez77313/
Floirat77247/
Floress77157/
Flohrer77121/
Floiras77119/
Florest77106/
Florres7785/
Florias7774/
Flouras7774/
Floores7761/
Florett7742/
Floruța7731/
Florhed7730/
Florees7728/
Flourie7728/
Fllores7726/
Floriya7725/
Flotree7725/
Flourat7720/
Fflores7715/
Flourre7713/
Floures7710/
D'flora7710/
Floresd778/
Floriat778/
Florrie777/
Floiray777/
Florezs776/
Pflores775/
Floresr774/
Florije774/
Florija774/
Florrez773/
Fliores773/
Flourey772/
Florets772/
Floreis772/
Fflorez772/
Florezz772/
Floiraz772/
Floorey771/
Florach771/
Floryya771/
Flouria771/
Floyred771/
Floraii771/
Floresh771/
Florgia771/
Floriah771/
Fleores771/
Floretz771/
Floriad771/
Florița771/
Florret771/
Floryja771/
Flotres771/
Floyraz771/
Flojres771/
Floraud771/
Floraux771/
Floreds771/
Florhas771/
Florrey770/
Flottre770/
Floorie770/
Floreut770/
Florrer770/
Florass770/
Flory7311,451/
Flori734,218/
Flere73270/
Flara73255/
Flera73207/
Floré73127/
Flóra73120/
Flure7376/
Flura7343/
Flare736/
Fläre732/
Florý731/
Florê731/
Florà731/
Floriach71230/
Fellores71120/
Floroaia7180/
Floureux7171/
Flourest7146/
Floreová7117/
Fillores7112/
Flouraud7112/
Villorea7111/
D'Flores714/
Floresch713/
Florrest713/
Felloura712/
Flourait712/
Flourray711/
Flohress711/
Floreich711/
Florrett711/
Flouhrer711/
Flourett711/
Fillarea711/
Fleouras711/
Floraiou711/
Fillyore710/
Floratch710/
Floraitz710/
Florreis710/
Flourrey710/
Florio6723,296/
Floris6716,382/
Florit673,478/
Florou672,525/
Floury671,856/
Fleure67924/
Flouri67620/
Flórez67390/
Flurer67282/
Florys67232/
Fleura67180/
Flares67176/
Flutre67130/
Flarer67111/
Flôres6791/
Flarey6781/
Floroi6777/
Flurie6777/
Flurey6774/
Florreich6764/
Phlora6762/
Flurad6759/
Florip6757/
Floryd6751/
Flerra6747/
Floriz6743/
Fleurieau6736/
Florii6729/
Florid6725/
Florry6722/
Florès6721/
Flaure6715/
Flyura6714/
Fleere6714/
Flures6713/
Flòrez6710/
Flaras679/
Fllori679/
Flarre679/
Florij678/
Flatra677/
Flohry677/
Flaura676/
Florão675/
Florés675/
Flutra674/
Fliori673/
Flória673/
Florri673/
Flyori672/
Fleory672/
Flöres672/
Floryś672/
Florás672/
Floréz672/
Flerie672/
Flarha672/
Floory671/
Floroy671/
Fluray671/
Flaria671/
Flurah671/
Florês671/
Floriş671/
Florjo671/
Flouré671/
Flaret671/
Floeri671/
Flerei671/
Floery670/
Flaray670/
Floriy670/
Flohri670/
Hflory670/
Flarie670/
Flurre670/
Fluire670/

Florea Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Florea in the Russian language
Флореаflorea-
Florea in the Arabic language
فلورياflwrya-

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