Garcu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Garcu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova41:890,34246,069
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Gârcu (4) are calculated separately.

Garcu Last Name Facts

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

Garcu is carried by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Gârcu. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Garcu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Garcu is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Garcu are found; 46 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Garcu is most common in Moldova, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 890,342. In Moldova Garcu is most numerous in: Chișinău Municipality, where 75 percent live and Găgăuzia, where 25 percent live. Barring Moldova it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Garcu Last Name Statistics demography

Garcu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gârcu934/
Garciu91887/
Garchu91470/
Garcus914/
Garcau914/
Garceu912/
Arcu89231/
Garceus8339/
Garcius834/
Garciua833/
Garchut831/
Garcaux831/
Arcus801,432/
Arceu80118/
Garku8047/
Garsu8038/
Garzu8037/
Arcau8036/
Garju8010/
Harcu806/
Gorcu803/
Arcut802/
Arcui802/
Arcuș802/
Arcuş801/
Garcault7711/
Garchouh774/
Harcus731,449/
Arcauz73211/
Harcup73184/
Garsou73172/
Arcuch73108/
Garzou7398/
Gorciu7378/
Arcaus7362/
Harcau7357/
Garkut7338/
Gartsu7336/
Garkou7318/
Garkus7311/
Arcous7310/
Harcut7310/
Garsud7310/
Garjuj739/
Arcutt738/
Garsau734/
Arcoux732/
Garjut732/
Gorcus732/
Garjau732/
Aurcuy731/
Arcuis731/
Garcóa731/
Garkau731/
Arcout731/
Gorcui731/
Haircu731/
Gharku731/
Garjou731/
Arcush731/
Arcaud730/
Argcut730/
Arku676,408/
Ngarsou67179/
Garsaud67174/
Garkush67117/
Harcaut67112/
Garsoux6760/
Harcout6719/
Garssou6711/
Garsous678/
Gharzou677/
Orcu676/
Garsuch674/
Harcutt672/
Garçous671/
Gaarkuu671/
Garsuha671/
Garsaut671/
Garkusz671/
Garzouz671/
Harrcus670/
Harcuss670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garcu
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