Gárcia Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Gárcia Surname User-submission:
The Gárcia surname comes from the Basque word hartz, meaning 'bear'. This surname is patronymic, meaning 'son of Hartz', or 'son of a bear'.
Gárcia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Garcia (10,671,483), Garcìa (922) & Garcïa (18) are calculated separately.
Gárcia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Gárcia surname comes from the Basque word hartz, meaning 'bear'. This surname is patronymic, meaning 'son of Hartz', or 'son of a bear'.
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Where Does The Last Name Gárcia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gárcia has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may also appear as: Garcia, Garcìa or Garcïa. Click here for further potential spellings of Gárcia.
How Common Is The Last Name Gárcia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gárcia reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 27 percent reside in Hispano-North America.
The surname is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 41,375,402. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Guanajuato, where 33 percent live, Jalisco, where 33 percent live and Veracruz, where 33 percent live. Apart from Mexico this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 27 percent live and Angola, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia | 94 | 10,671,483 | / |
| Garcìa | 89 | 922 | / |
| Garcïa | 89 | 18 | / |
| Gorcia | 83 | 79 | / |
| Garcias | 77 | 16,852 | / |
| Garciaz | 77 | 179 | / |
| Garciaa | 77 | 70 | / |
| Garścia | 77 | 55 | / |
| Gaarcia | 77 | 41 | / |
| Garrcia | 77 | 33 | / |
| Ggarcia | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gasrcia | 77 | 17 | / |
| Cgarcia | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gharcia | 77 | 14 | / |
| Garcioa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Garciah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Garciaj | 77 | 10 | / |
| Garciad | 77 | 9 | / |
| Hgarcia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gartcia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gardcia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kgarcia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Garciay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gatrcia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garciae | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garciat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garciea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garciap | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngarcia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garzcia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garciaç | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaircia | 77 | 0 | / |
| Garca | 73 | 29,291 | / |
| Gorca | 73 | 68 | / |
| D'Garcia | 71 | 11 | / |
| Garciaii | 71 | 2 | / |
| Garciach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garciash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garcha | 67 | 3,677 | / |
| Garcea | 67 | 2,423 | / |
| Gorcea | 67 | 1,366 | / |
| Garcio | 67 | 269 | / |
| Gorcioaia | 67 | 221 | / |
| Garcoa | 67 | 100 | / |
| Garcai | 67 | 88 | / |
| Gorcha | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gorcza | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gorcay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Garcza | 67 | 12 | / |
| Garcãa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Garcah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gorcio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Garcei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gorcsa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Garcau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Garcaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Garcéa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garciaová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorcaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garcáa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garcái | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garcóa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garcõa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garcay | 67 | 1 | / |
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