Garcia Peña Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Garcia Peña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garcia Peña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico551:2,256,84019,878
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400

The alternate forms: Garcia Pena (20) are calculated separately.

Garcia Peña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garcia Peña is found most frequently in Mexico. It can also be rendered as: Garcia Pena. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garcia Peña? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,691,963rd most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Garcia Peña occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Garcia Peña reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The last name Garcia Peña is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 2,256,840. In Mexico Garcia Peña is most prevalent in: Mexico City, where 29 percent live, México, where 24 percent live and Veracruz, where 13 percent live. Outside of Mexico this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 34 percent live and Spain, where 13 percent live.

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Footnotes

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