Last name Hortencia (Hortencia 
, Hortência 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Hortencia is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Mexico, where it is quite a common surname, Curacao, and Nicaragua, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina. Likewise, Hortencia is the forename as well as the last name.