García Surname

8,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

García Surname Definition:

Descendant of Garcia, Spanish form of Gerald (speak, firm); one who came from García, in Spain.

Thought to be of pre-Roman origin and means "fox." It formerly was a first name.

Most popular and widespread surname found throughout all of Spain and all Hispanic regions.

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García Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain25,8591:1,808207
Mexico17,7911:6,977808
Guatemala7,9511:2,023332
Dominican Republic2,7191:3,837441
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Cuba2,0151:5,718633
Argentina1,7601:24,2862,027
Puerto Rico1,4281:2,486228
Colombia9661:49,4562,515
Venezuela8401:35,9572,055
Panama6541:5,982662
Uruguay5561:6,172684
United States5501:659,01652,733
Germany4451:180,91121,136
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
England4261:130,79412,949
Chile3971:44,3742,109
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Peru3011:105,5956,565
France2741:242,41937,533
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
Netherlands1591:106,20917,116
Ecuador1211:131,4536,795
Belgium951:121,01717,762
Canada941:391,97434,739
Ireland871:54,1263,790
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Costa Rica661:72,4251,409
Italy631:970,74168,914
Japan581:2,204,21228,969
Malta481:8,964551
United Arab Emirates451:203,60614,059
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Australia321:843,61652,533
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Denmark251:225,78917,947
China221:62,150,9803,380
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Curaçao141:11,232389
Nicaragua141:430,0783,469
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Aruba91:11,4971,511
India91:85,229,487684,495
Norway81:642,78647,258
Wales81:386,81619,671
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Gibraltar61:5,659991
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Belize41:88,8683,294
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Dominica21:37,946685
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Garcîa (12), Garcíá (5), Gárcía (2), Garciá (7) & Garcià (1) are calculated separately.

García (57) may also be a first name.

García Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Garcia, Spanish form of Gerald (speak, firm); one who came from García, in Spain.

Thought to be of pre-Roman origin and means "fox." It formerly was a first name.

Most popular and widespread surname found throughout all of Spain and all Hispanic regions. Name of village near Tortosa. Used as a patronymic. Derived from Basque "Artza" - "príncipe de vista" which probably translates as crown prince or prince in view (in public eye).

Probably the original Garcías lived near a rocky, steep hill.

Patronymic of García very common in Spain and America but not necessarily indicating relationship.

See Garcés.

[Garduño] "Garduño" is a marten, a thieving and destructive rat.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

García Last Name Facts

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

The surname García occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Garcîa, Garcíá, Gárcía, Garciá or Garcià. For other possible spellings of García click here.

How Common Is The Last Name García? popularity and diffusion

García is the 8,197th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 104,864 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of García reside; 38 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 38 percent reside in Iberian Europe. García is also the 1,308,380th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 57 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 25,859 people, or 1 in 1,808. In Spain García is most prevalent in: Madrid, where 32 percent reside, Andalusia, where 16 percent reside and Catalonia, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Spain this last name is found in 118 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 26 percent reside and Guatemala, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garcîa9412/
Garcíá945/
Gárcía942/
Garcías9222/
Garrcía925/
Gaarcía924/
Garccía924/
Ggarcía924/
Garcíaa923/
Gasrcía921/
Garcíat921/
Garciá897/
Garcià891/
Garcýa835/
Garcıa832/
Garchia777/
Garc'ia775/
Garciĭa773/
Garcija771/
Gharcja771/
Garckija712/
Gharchia711/
Garceo6749/
Garkia673/
Garkea671/
Garceou620/
Garquiah571/
Ghorchia571/
Ghorchea571/

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