Flor is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Flor
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

The surname is a form of Fiore. Dweller at, or near, a place where flowers are grown.

Is a variation of Flores. Dweller near where flowers grew.

How popular is Flor?

Flor is common in Brazil, Philippines, Colombia, Paraguay, Spain, Ecuador, Angola, United States, Argentina, Germany, Portugal, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Italy, Taiwan, Austria, Canada, Australia, Israel, Russia, Dominican Republic, France.

Flor is ranked 8927 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Flors grew by 18.79 per cent to 1707 since 2000 and ranked 16748 after elevating 1187 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 56.18 63.54
Hispanic or Latino 33.8 26.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 6.74 6.19
Others 1.99 2.23
Black 0.7 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.59 0
Flor is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil however Paraguay is ahead in terms of density. Around 63509 people have been found who wears Flor as their family name. Flor is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Flor:
544 Brazil23,788
Countries with thousands of Flor:
1,172 Philippines8,584
863 Colombia7,291
287 Paraguay4,085
1,644 Spain3,259
955 Ecuador2,785
1,401 Angola2,366
17,645 United States2,062
2,682 Argentina1,330
7,947 Germany1,301
745 Portugal1,255
4,127 Mexico1,031
Countries with hundreds of Flor:
3,390 Peru914
10,961 Poland543
28,720 Italy308
862 Taiwan274
5,465 Austria250
17,704 Canada208
14,423 Australia203
6,414 Israel176
68,532 Russia170
3,114 Dominican Republic162
75,634 France119
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,451 Norway99
5,161 Liberia75
3,825 Cuba70
27,263 Romania66
8,820 Denmark61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,842 El Salvador45
8,179 Uruguay43
59,571 England42
11,842 Chile39
14,561 Venezuela32
14,967 Kuwait29
9,043 Qatar28
10,652 Haiti25
56,027 Netherlands24
8,362 Ireland22
51,393 Czechia22
30,429 Switzerland20
39,827 Sweden18
13,856 Singapore17
52,198 Belarus16
6,353 Panama16
193,954 Ukraine16
512,385 India15
14,188 Slovenia15
1,392 Cape Verde14
363,835 Thailand14
4,698 Bolivia12
19,471 Estonia12
390,383 Indonesia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,958 Northern Ireland9
48,153 Egypt9
32,975 Moldova7
177,858 South Africa7
6,792 Guatemala6
5,474 Honduras6
107,736 Kazakhstan6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Charlotte Flor from Germany aboard the Commerce from Bremen on June 14, 1852. She is registered to be 33 years old when she arrived in USA. Adam Flor, Farmer Daniel Flor, 22 years old Charlotte Flor, Magdalena Flor (21) Farmer, Johanna Flor (24) Farmer, O. Flor, aged 21, Adelh. Flor, aged 25, Johann Flor (24) Farmer, and 35 other Flor around 46.15% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and mason, joiner migrated to US.

Flor Namesakes

  • Claus Peter Flor, German conductor
  • Lina Flor, writer from the Philippines
  • Maria Flor, Brazilian actress
  • Cândida Branca Flor, famous Portuguese entertainer and traditional singer whose career spanned for decades

Flor Namesakes

  • Claus Peter Flor, German conductor
  • Lina Flor, writer from the Philippines
  • Maria Flor, Brazilian actress
  • Cândida Branca Flor, famous Portuguese entertainer and traditional singer whose career spanned for decades

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