Garcez Surname
Approximately 16,933 people bear this surname
Garcez Surname User-submission:
The surname Garcez comes from the word garça, meaning 'heron'.
Garcez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 13,210 | 1:16,205 | 818 |
| Portugal | 1,547 | 1:6,734 | 637 |
| Venezuela | 640 | 1:47,194 | 2,403 |
| Mexico | 379 | 1:327,510 | 7,114 |
| United States | 354 | 1:1,023,895 | 75,330 |
| Colombia | 240 | 1:199,059 | 4,926 |
| Ecuador | 233 | 1:68,265 | 5,350 |
| Belgium | 68 | 1:169,068 | 23,042 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Peru | 32 | 1:993,254 | 18,991 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1:1,143,919 | 35,564 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Garcêz (93), Garçez (2) & Garçêz (1) are calculated separately.
Garcez (132) may also be a first name.
Garcez Surname Meaning
Garcez Demographics
Average Male Garcez Height
172.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Garcez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garcez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garcez occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Garcêz, Garçez or Garçêz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garcez? popularity and diffusion
The last name Garcez is the 31,520th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 430,375 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Garcez reside; 85 percent reside in South America and 78 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 807,735th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 132 people.
The last name Garcez is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 13,210 people, or 1 in 16,205. In Brazil Garcez is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 22 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 15 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 9 percent live and Venezuela, where 4 percent live.
Garcez Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Garcez last name are 33.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.18% registered with the party.
The amount Garcez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 140.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,526 per year; in South Africa they earn 81.26% more than the national average, earning R 430,740 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $23,095,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 23.37% less than the national average, earning $33,064 USD per year.
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