Garneau Surname

56,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Garneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada6,9561:5,297771
United States1,8141:199,81219,657
France1111:598,40379,437
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Turks and Caicos Islands51:6,866565
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Garneau (28) may also be a first name.

Garneau Last Name Facts

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

Garneau is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Garneau.

How Common Is The Last Name Garneau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,776th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 816,532 people. The surname Garneau occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Garneau are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Garneau is also the 1,994,417th most widely held given name globally It is held by 28 people.

The last name Garneau is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 6,956 people, or 1 in 5,297. In Canada Garneau is most numerous in: Quebec, where 84 percent live, Ontario, where 7 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Barring Canada this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Garneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garneau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,879 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garneau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Garneau are 8.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Garneau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $47,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.17% less than the national average, earning $43,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garnea922/
Garniea861/
Gourneau80424/
Garnajea803/
Gornea77378/
Garnia77181/
Gargna772/
Garnía772/
Garniu771/
Garniah7140/
Garnias716/
Gorneah716/
Gharnia715/
Gournea713/
Garnías711/
Ngarnia711/
Garnyou711/
Garniye711/
Gargnah711/
Garnajia6710/
Gârneață671/
Garnaiya671/
Gharnnia671/
Gornajea671/
Gornia6282/
Gornya6215/
Gournia5722/
Gorniha573/
Gorgney571/
Gornnia571/
Gournias5341/
Gourniat5310/
Ghorniah536/
Gornyaya532/
Gohrniaz531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Garneau
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