Gareau Surname

78,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gareau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gareau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4,6971:7,8441,153
United States8161:444,19038,145
France5421:122,55118,551
Haiti851:125,6935,747
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Gareau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gareau is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gareau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 78,864th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,176,929 people. The surname Gareau occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gareau are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 4,697 people, or 1 in 7,844. In Canada Gareau is primarily found in: Quebec, where 56 percent reside, Ontario, where 22 percent reside and Saskatchewan, where 11 percent reside. Barring Canada it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Gareau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gareau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gareau last name grew 3,886 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gareau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gareau surname are 10.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gareau earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $45,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.82% less than the national average, earning $46,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garreau928,081/
Gargeau922/
Gareaju921/
Garea912,101/
Gaurieau8658/
Gargea83215/
Gaurea83111/
Gargeu8337/
Garyea8321/
Garrea8312/
Gareaa834/
Gareha833/
Gharea832/
Garjau832/
Gaarea831/
Garjea831/
Gareou831/
Gareay831/
Gar'ea831/
Gareah831/
Gargeya7765/
Garyeah7717/
Gariaju7712/
Gareaee779/
Gareiou776/
Gareaah774/
Ghariea774/
Gargeah772/
Garicea771/
Garieay771/
Gareeah771/
Gargeia771/
Gareeha771/
Garesea771/
Gorgeau771/
Garetea771/
Kgariea771/
Garrieu770/
Gorea735,452/
Garia734,221/
Garya73554/
Garja73203/
Garyu73130/
Garía7312/
Garju7310/
Gariu738/
Gărea734/
Gârea734/
Garău731/
Garesiya7118/
Gharehou718/
Ghareyya712/
Ngareiya711/
Gaureyya711/
Garetiya711/
Gareheya711/
Garzia673,378/
Garjay671,222/
Gajria67627/
Garjas67429/
Kgaria67336/
Gorrea67322/
Gharia67274/
Gargia67256/
Garoiu67235/
Gariup67224/
Garyah67156/
Garoju67154/
Gareoe67129/
Garius67103/
Gorgeu6784/
Gorieu6777/
Garjah6773/
Gariou6767/
Garzya6759/
Garyou6759/
Gauria6757/
Garias6755/
Gaurya6754/
Gharja6753/
Gargej6747/
Garhia6740/
Gargey6734/
Gairya6732/
Goryea6730/
Gharya6729/
Ghareijay6726/
Gariye6725/
Ngaria6725/
Garija6723/
Garria6723/
Goreyu6718/
Ngariu6717/
Gatria6716/
Gariah6716/
Gariat6715/
Garyaz6714/
Ngarju6711/
Garjey6710/
Gariha679/
Garjuj679/
Gahria678/
Garyue676/
Garjai675/
Gourea675/
Gorjeu674/
Gaarya674/
Garjia674/
Ngarya674/
Gorgea674/
Goreaj674/
Goreea673/
Garjee673/
Garuju673/
Gairia673/
Garjae672/
Garyat672/
Garjoe672/
Garjie672/
Goriea672/
Garjut672/
Goreay671/
Garjou671/
Garyas671/
Garyie671/
Ggaria671/
Gareshiya671/
Gariae671/
Garioa671/
Gharesiya671/
Gorhea671/
Gariad671/
Garzía671/
Gariuz671/
Gariaa671/
Garjauova671/
Gariey670/

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