Garcês Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Garcês Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garcês Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal4621:22,5501,538
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Garces (153,122), Garcés (803), Garcès (40), Garçês (1), Gárces (7) & Garçes (5) are calculated separately.

Garcês Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garcês is most common in Portugal. It can be found in the variant forms: Garces, Garcés, Garcès, Garçês, Gárces or Garçes. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garcês? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 592,650th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Garcês live; 88 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Portugal, where it is borne by 462 people, or 1 in 22,550. Other than Portugal this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garces94153,122/
Garcés94803/
Garcès9440/
Garçês941/
Gárces897/
Garçes895/
Garcis83283/
Garcêz8393/
Garcís831/
Garceis77170/
Garcies77118/
Garceus7739/
Garcais7711/
Garcese778/
Garcess774/
Garcçés771/
Garcesz771/
Garcees771/
Gasrces771/
Garrces771/
Garca7329,291/
Garce731,564/
Arcis731,374/
Arces73910/
Garcí7313/
Arcís7310/
Garcé738/
Garcá735/
Garcez6716,933/
Garcea672,423/
Arches671,200/
Garges67930/
Garcìa67922/
Gargis67601/
Garche67375/
Arcisz67326/
Garses67239/
Garzes67210/
Garchi67160/
Archis67141/
Garcoa67100/
Garcai6788/
Garsez6751/
Garcka6744/
Gorces6733/
Garcke6731/
Garciz6731/
Garsys6724/
Arcais6722/
Garcïa6718/
Gorcys6713/
Garcey6712/
Garcee6712/
Garsis679/
Garcãa679/
Harcis679/
Garcki676/
Garcei674/
Garšys674/
Garsès673/
Garjis673/
Garcaa673/
Garcih672/
Garcıa672/
Arhces672/
Garcéa672/
Garçêz671/
Garcoy671/
Gorcés671/
Garcáa671/
Garcái671/
Garcóa671/
Garcõa671/
Garcesová671/
Garcay671/
Garcex671/
Arcuis671/
Arcess671/
Garkes670/

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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 Garcês
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