Garcias Surname

31,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Cuba

Garcias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garcias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela3,8161:7,915830
Brazil3,6361:58,8762,220
Cuba1,8691:6,165662
Colombia1,2751:37,4702,159
Spain1,1611:40,2693,905
Argentina8041:53,1634,478
Nicaragua7991:7,536624
Mexico6051:205,1675,481
Dominican Republic5551:18,7981,270
Ecuador4051:39,2744,224
Portugal3771:27,6351,774
Chile3711:47,4842,192
United States3701:979,61972,663
France2661:249,70938,568
Bolivia2141:49,6102,672
Panama941:41,6202,166
Uruguay471:73,0167,628
Honduras201:440,8223,218
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
El Salvador141:453,1352,829
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England81:6,964,757184,742
São Tomé and Príncipe81:22,1781,188
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominica11:75,891912
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Garcìas (2) are calculated separately.

Garcias (144) may also be a first name.

Garcias Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garcias is borne by more people in Venezuela than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Garcìas. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garcias? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,669th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 432,444 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Garcias are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 30 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Garcias is also the 769,375th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 144 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Venezuela, where it is carried by 3,816 people, or 1 in 7,915. In Venezuela it is most common in: Apure, where 12 percent are found, Bolívar, where 10 percent are found and Anzoátegui, where 10 percent are found. Other than Venezuela Garcias is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 22 percent are found and Cuba, where 11 percent are found.

Garcias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Garcias has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garcias last name grew 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garcias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Garcias last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Garcias earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 17.93% more than the national average, earning R 280,248 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.41% less than the national average, earning $17,615,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.97% less than the national average, earning $35,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.53% less than the national average, earning $40,972 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garcìas952/
Garciash931/
Garcia9210,671,483/
Garcas92202/
Arcias92180/
Garciaz86179/
Garceis86170/
Garciaa8670/
Garścia8655/
Gaarcia8641/
Garrcia8633/
Ggarcia8621/
Gasrcia8617/
Cgarcia8614/
Garciac8614/
Gharcia8614/
Garcioa8611/
Garcais8611/
Garciah8610/
Garciaj8610/
Garciad869/
Hgarcia866/
Gartcia865/
Gardcia864/
Garciay863/
Kgarcia863/
Garciae862/
Gatrcia862/
Garciat862/
Garciea862/
Garzcia862/
Ngarcia862/
Garciap862/
Garciax861/
Garciaç861/
Garcios861/
Gaircia860/
Garca8329,291/
Arcas837,692/
D'Garcia8011/
Garchash805/
Garciaii802/
Garczasz801/
Garciach801/
Garcha773,677/
Garcea772,423/
Garcìa77922/
Garzas77365/
Garcio77269/
Archas77135/
Garcoa77100/
Garcai7788/
Gorcia7779/
Arcaus7762/
Arcais7722/
Garcïa7718/
Garcos7712/
Garcza7712/
Gárcia7711/
Garcãa779/
Harcas775/
Garcah775/
Garcau774/
Garcei774/
Garcaa773/
Garças772/
Garcéa772/
Orcias771/
Garcáa771/
Garcái771/
Garcãs771/
Garcóa771/
Garcõa771/
Garcay771/
Gorcas771/
Arcass771/
Garciaová752/
Garcarz71231/
Garziah71193/
Gorciac7133/
Garchay7113/
Gharcha7110/
Harcsas715/
Garcosz714/
Archase713/
Harchas713/
Gorchas713/
Garthca712/
Garceiz712/
Gaurcha711/
Garchaj711/
Garçeis711/
Gartcha711/
Garrcha711/
Gourcas711/
Garczaz711/
Garza67320,251/
Arcos67104,586/
Orcas67311/
Arcaz67217/
Gorca6768/
Garco6737/
Garça6727/
Arzas6714/
Hartsias679/
Arcaş679/
Garczarz675/
Garcá675/
Gharchay675/
Garczosz671/
Gorczais671/
D'Arcais671/
Gharchai671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garcias
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