Garcez Surname
Approximately 16,933 people bear this surname
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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.
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Garcez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garcez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garcez is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered 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
This last name is the 31,520th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 430,375 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Garcez live; 85 percent live in South America and 78 percent live in Luso-South America. Garcez is also the 807,735th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 132 people.
It is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 13,210 people, or 1 in 16,205. In Brazil Garcez is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 22 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 15 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 9 percent are found and Venezuela, where 4 percent are found.
Garcez Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Garcez are 33.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.18% registered to vote for 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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