Garrigosa Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Garrigosa Surname User-submission:

It is a thicket of Kermes Oak, and sometimes the low thicket of other mediterranean bushes.

Garrigosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1221:383,21321,260
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Garrigosa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a thicket of Kermes Oak, and sometimes the low thicket of other mediterranean bushes.

- pescaire26

Garrigosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garrigosa has its highest incidence in Spain. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Garrigosa.

How Common Is The Last Name Garrigosa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Garrigosa is the 1,210,518th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Garrigosa live; 63 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 383,213. In Spain Garrigosa is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 72 percent are found, Andalusia, where 20 percent are found and Madrid, where 6 percent are found. Beside Spain it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 28 percent are found and Venezuela, where 3 percent are found.

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