Garvia Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Garvia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garvia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3051:153,28511,267
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France31:22,140,907385,998
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Garvía (24) are calculated separately.

Garvia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garvia is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Garvía. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garvia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Garvia is the 757,040th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Garvia reside; 81 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 81 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname Garvia is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 153,285. In Spain it is most common in: Madrid, where 83 percent are found, Castilla-La Mancha, where 11 percent are found and Andalusia, where 4 percent are found. Other than Spain this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Venezuela, where 2 percent are found.

Garvia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garvia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garvia surname grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garvia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Garvia last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Garvia earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.76% less than the national average, earning $29,012 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garvía9424/
Garvias921/
Arvia91504/
Garbia83121/
Gervia8344/
Harvia8329/
Arviah8325/
Garuia837/
Garvea837/
Arvias836/
Arrvia834/
Garvio832/
Garwia831/
Arviad831/
Gorvia831/
Gharbia773,648/
Garbija77478/
Garbias777/
Garbiay774/
Harvias773/
Garbiaz772/
Garbiat772/
Ngaruia771/
Giervia771/
Garbhia771/
Garbiah771/
D'Arvia771/
Gerviha770/
Arrvias770/
Arbia734,144/
Arvea73361/
Arvio73183/
Arwia7342/
Orvia7312/
Aruia734/
Gourviat7132/
Gharbiah7120/
Gharbiat711/
Garbiasz711/
Harvijay711/
Ngaruiha711/
Garbea67571/
Harwia6799/
Harvio6767/
Harbia6758/
Gorvea6757/
Arwiah6757/
Arwija6717/
Haruia6715/
Arbiha6712/
Harvea676/
Garbio675/
Gorbia674/
Aarbia674/
Arvios673/
Garwea673/
Arbiaa671/
Garbya671/

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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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  • 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 Garvia
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