Garreau Surname

62,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Garreau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garreau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7,4531:8,912800
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
England261:2,143,00282,017
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Garreau (11) may also be a first name.

Garreau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garreau occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Garreau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garreau? popularity and diffusion

Garreau is the 62,153rd most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 901,812 people. The last name Garreau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Garreau are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 7,453 people, or 1 in 8,912. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 36 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 16 percent reside. Beside France it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Garreau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garreau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garreau surname increased 2,855 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garreau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Garreau surname are 24.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Garreau earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.98% more than the national average, earning R 449,100 per year; in United States they earn 16.36% less than the national average, earning $36,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning $43,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gareau926,192/
Garrea9212/
Gargeau862/
Gareaju861/
Garrieu860/
Garea832,101/
Gaurieau8058/
Gorrea77322/
Gargea77215/
Gaurea77111/
Gargeu7737/
Garria7723/
Garyea7721/
Gareaa774/
Gareha773/
Gharea772/
Garjau772/
Gaarea771/
Gareah771/
Gar'ea771/
Gareay771/
Gareou771/
Garjea771/
Garriou71281/
Gargeya7165/
Garyeah7117/
Gariaju7112/
Gareaee719/
Gareiou716/
Ghariea714/
Gareaah714/
Garrius712/
Gargeah712/
Gargeia711/
Kgariea711/
Garetea711/
Gorgeau711/
Garesea711/
Gareeah711/
Garieay711/
Garicea711/
Garroju711/
Garryus711/
Gareeha711/
Garriah710/
Garriad710/
Garriat710/
Garrias710/
Gorea675,452/
Garia674,221/
Garya67554/
Garja67203/
Garyu67130/
Garesiya6718/
Garía6712/
Garju6710/
Gharehou678/
Gariu678/
Gârea674/
Gărea674/
Ghareyya672/
Gareheya671/
Garău671/
Ngareiya671/
Gaureyya671/
Garetiya671/
Garrihie670/
Garriatt670/

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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 Garreau
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