Garcez Surname

31,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Garcez Surname User-submission:

The surname Garcez comes from the word garça, meaning 'heron'.

Garcez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil13,2101:16,205818
Portugal1,5471:6,734637
Venezuela6401:47,1942,403
Mexico3791:327,5107,114
United States3541:1,023,89575,330
Colombia2401:199,0594,926
Ecuador2331:68,2655,350
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Argentina561:763,27551,263
France361:1,845,076161,051
Peru321:993,25418,991
England211:2,653,24194,788
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Panama41:978,06412,245
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Garcêz (93), Garçez (2) & Garçêz (1) are calculated separately.

Garcez (132) may also be a first name.

Garcez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Garcez comes from the word garça, meaning 'heron'.

- edelweis

Garcez Last Name Facts

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

Garcez is found most in Brazil. It may also occur in the variant forms: Garcêz, Garçez or Garçêz. For other potential spellings of Garcez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garcez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,520th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 430,375 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Garcez are found; 85 percent are found in South America and 78 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 807,735th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 132 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 13,210 people, or 1 in 16,205. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 22 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 15 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 9 percent reside and Venezuela, where 4 percent reside.

Garcez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Garcez are 33.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.18% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garcêz9493/
Garçez942/
Garceiz922/
Garcerz922/
Garcesz921/
Garccez921/
Gharcez921/
Garce911,564/
Arcez9122/
Garçêz891/
Garces83153,122/
Garcea832,423/
Garced83669/
Garcet83422/
Garche83375/
Arceiz83213/
Garsez8351/
Garzez8350/
Gargez8345/
Garciz8331/
Archez8331/
Garcer8325/
Garcee8312/
Garcey8312/
Arcezt835/
Garcei834/
Gorcez833/
Garceu832/
Garcec831/
Arcetz831/
Garcex831/
Garceis77170/
Garcher77153/
Garcies77118/
Arceusz7769/
Garchet7760/
Garchey7742/
Garceus7739/
Garcett7733/
Garcese778/
Garsetz778/
Garsche777/
Garcess774/
Garquez773/
Kgarche771/
Garcije771/
Archetz771/
Garcees771/
Gasrces771/
Garrces771/
Gorcerz771/
Garzeez771/
Garceth771/
Garrcey770/
Garzice770/
Garza73320,251/
Garje7319,390/
Garge732,483/
Gorce732,403/
Garci731,064/
Garzi731,060/
Arces73910/
Garse73565/
Garcy73267/
Arcyz73109/
Garze7362/
Argez7327/
Garcí7313/
Garzy738/
Garcé738/
Orcez737/
Arcex732/
Garzè731/
Gargiche7192/
Garceche7141/
Garcheth719/
Garchett711/
Garscher710/
Gharge679,334/
Gorcea671,366/
Arcese671,270/
Arches671,200/
Garges67930/
Garger67890/
Garcés67803/
Gharza67599/
Garcês67526/
Garsee67411/
Arcisz67326/
Garcis67283/
Garzha67247/
Gharse67245/
Garzai67242/
Garses67239/
Gargea67215/
Garzes67210/
Garchi67160/
Garsed67108/
Garzio6795/
Gorcey6783/
Gargiz6780/
Garget6769/
Garzee6761/
Gargej6747/
Garcès6740/
Garšic6739/
Orchez6739/
Gource6738/
Gharzi6736/
Gargey6734/
Gargee6733/
Gorces6733/
Garshe6728/
Garsey6727/
Hargez6726/
Garsea6725/
Garset6724/
Garzie6724/
Gorche6722/
Garzoy6722/
Arzeez6718/
Garziz6718/
Garsic6717/
Garcic6712/
Gardzi6712/
Garjey6710/
Gargie679/
Gardje678/
Garzaa677/
Ngorce677/
Gárces677/
Garzay676/
Garcid676/
Garser676/
Garzih676/
Gorcee675/
Garrza675/
Garçes675/
Gaarge674/
Garjeh674/
Garsie673/
Garjee673/
Garsse673/
Gharci673/
Garsza673/
Gaarje672/
Gharje672/
Gardge672/
Garzey672/
Garzea672/
Gairge672/
Garcéa672/
Arhces672/
Garcih672/
Garcıa672/
Ngarzi672/
Garchy671/
Arzeyz671/
Ngarse671/
Hgarge671/
Gaarse671/
Garjer671/
Garjge671/
Garjje671/
Garrje671/
Garsej671/
Garzza671/
Garzze671/
Garcesová671/
Garzer671/
Garjea671/
Gaurge671/
Garsei671/
Horcez671/
Gorgez671/
Garcić671/
Garcoy671/
Garcái671/
Garcís671/
Gardci671/
Garcay671/
Garrci671/
Garzec671/
Garzej671/
Garzoa671/
Garzzi671/
Gorsez671/
Arcess671/
Arcise671/
Garcip671/
Gorcer671/
Garkes670/
Garrcy670/

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