de La Garcia Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

de La Garcia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de La Garcia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: de La García (2) are calculated separately.

de La Garcia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de La Garcia Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de La Garcia has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may be found in the variant forms: de La García. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de La Garcia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name de La Garcia is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of de La Garcia live; 50 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The last name de La Garcia is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 20,687,701. In Mexico de La Garcia is most frequent in: Baja California, where 17 percent reside, Chihuahua, where 17 percent reside and Guanajuato, where 17 percent reside. Besides Mexico this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 14 percent reside and Spain, where 14 percent reside.

de La Garcia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de La Garcia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the de La Garcia surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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