Gareca Surname

42,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Gareca Surname User-submission:

Toponym, oiconym and Basque surname. According to Patxi Salaberri, he could explain Gareka as devinient of the anthroponym Careius that, in Careica, would determine'The Land, The Place, The Villa, The Hacienda of Careius'. From Careica / Kareika to Gareika, by sonorization of the initial consonant, would be the most immediate step and, undoubtedly, universally accepted.

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Gareca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia7,1211:1,491289
Argentina5,0581:8,451831
Spain611:766,42732,250
Chile421:419,44011,239
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Gareca Surname Meaning

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Toponym, oiconym and Basque surname. According to Patxi Salaberri, he could explain Gareka as devinient of the anthroponym Careius that, in Careica, would determine'The Land, The Place, The Villa, The Hacienda of Careius'. From Careica / Kareika to Gareika, by sonorization of the initial consonant, would be the most immediate step and, undoubtedly, universally accepted. Then, according to different local eloquent customs, it would be concretized in Gareka>Garika > Garaka. Some specialists associate the disinence [- aka] from the Celtic '- acum', becoming '- ac', for those disinences in Basque [- aka], considering simple variants to [eka/ika]. Others, however, consider the latter as derived from the Latin 'icus, ica, icum' but, at the bottom of the question, both languages belong to the same Indo-European linguistic trunk maintaining a close filial relationship. They are sister languages and these disinences, in both, come to mean the same thing (Property, Belonging, Descent).

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Gareca Last Name Facts

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

Gareca (Arabic: غريكي) occurs in Bolivia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gareca? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 42,221st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 589,655 people. The last name Gareca occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gareca are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Andean South America.

It is most frequent in Bolivia, where it is carried by 7,121 people, or 1 in 1,491. In Bolivia Gareca is most prevalent in: Tarija Department, where 77 percent are found, Santa Cruz Department, where 8 percent are found and Chuquisaca Department, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Bolivia Gareca is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 41 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Gareca Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gareca earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 372.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 91,616 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.46% more than the national average, earning $31,205,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 31.63% less than the national average, earning $29,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garecha9265/
Garecia926/
Garaeca926/
Garecka923/
Garezca921/
Ggareca921/
Ghareca921/
Areca9130/
Gharecaj861/
Garica833,122/
Gareza83806/
Aresca83259/
Gareja83117/
Garaca83107/
Gareka8345/
Arecca8335/
Garesa8335/
Gereca8310/
Arreca839/
Aireca839/
Arecas833/
Garece832/
Areica831/
Goreca831/
Gareco831/
Arecay831/
Areeca831/
Argeca831/
Gharecaai801/
Gareche77421/
Gorecha77190/
Garicia77182/
Garecki77168/
Górecka7778/
Gaireja7741/
Gareska7732/
Arechea7723/
Garecho7717/
Gorecia7715/
Garrica7712/
Garecio7712/
Gaureja7710/
Garedja778/
Garreja777/
Ghareja776/
Garacai775/
Garecco775/
Ngareka774/
Garecky774/
Garicha773/
Gauraca773/
Ghoreca773/
Garicai772/
Garesci772/
Garezai772/
Garieka772/
Garocca771/
Gauresa771/
Garaica771/
Garakea771/
Gareeka771/
Garekea771/
Garekha771/
Garesay771/
Garezas771/
Gargica771/
Garicay771/
Garicea771/
Garigea771/
Harecka771/
Haresca771/
Garejas771/
Garesea771/
Garycha771/
Garycza771/
Gorecap771/
Harecat771/
Gareisa770/
Areco7316,308/
Arica738,846/
Areka73137/
Oreca7345/
Aryca731/
Arrechea714,087/
Garaicoa711,576/
Garaycoa71298/
Gharezad7197/
Ghorecha7194/
Gareggia7146/
Garrejat7114/
D'Arecca7110/
Garreazo716/
Garreche714/
Nggareka713/
Gorzecka713/
Garricha713/
Ghareqat712/
Gatricia711/
Gareekay711/
Garichha711/
Arzeicka711/
Areichea711/
Garejaai711/
Garejaih711/
Garekhat711/
Garaicay711/
Gorecais711/
Goreckai711/
Gorrecha711/
Goriecka711/
Ghorecai711/
Gharechi711/
Areschka711/
Ghareche711/
Garescke710/
Araica673,964/
Garika672,988/
Arecco671,906/
Garike671,587/
Gorica67603/
Aurica67598/
Garaka67587/
Hareka67557/
Gharehzah67417/
Gariza67406/
Garejo67365/
Aricat67335/
Geroca67331/
Oresca67311/
Goreja67303/
Garici67301/
Arekat67269/
Garisa67264/
Arisca67246/
Goryca67192/
Arreco67167/
Arekai67159/
Arrica67142/
Arieco6790/
Horeca6775/
Gareze6762/
Gareke6761/
Arayca6761/
Gerica6758/
Gereka6751/
Arecos6751/
Garethsia6750/
Arzeka6742/
Garoka6742/
Ayrıca6739/
Arekau6734/
Goreka6733/
Harica6732/
Ghareijay6726/
Goraca6725/
Garija6723/
Aricay6721/
Gharehchi6721/
Garako6716/
Garize6715/
Garekhath6713/
Geraca6712/
Earica6712/
Garico6711/
Gariža6711/
Orezca6711/
Ghorechha6710/
Goreci679/
Aricah679/
Areika678/
Goreza677/
Airica677/
Areeka676/
Arekha675/
Aricea675/
Eureca675/
Arekaa674/
Areako674/
Gareso673/
Aricas673/
Gorechaya672/
Aareka672/
Garice672/
Garaco672/
Goresa672/
Arioca672/
Aroica672/
Arrrechea672/
Areška672/
Hareco672/
Arekea672/
Ayreka671/
Ayrica671/
Garyce671/
Gareki671/
Gareqe671/
Aireka671/
Aredco671/
Arekka671/
Areqat671/
Aretco671/
Arieka671/
Garrickas671/
Orecaa671/
Harrechea671/
Gareko671/
Garysa671/
Gotreicay671/
Ghahrechi671/
Ghorecaai671/
Ghorechah671/
Gharehkat671/
Gharezhay671/
Aureka671/
Arzica671/
Aregka671/
Arekay671/
Arekaz671/
Arikea671/
Orreca671/
Atrica671/
Arieqa671/
Aricau671/
Gorece671/
Garicy670/
Garjke670/
Oreica670/

Gareca Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gareca in the Arabic language
غريكيghryky-

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