Garmaz families are Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Makarska area.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Garmaz live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Split (35), Makarska (<10), Solin (<10), Bizovac in Valpovo area (<10), and in Osijek (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Garmaz is present in 10 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.