Gansalves Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Brazil

Gansalves Surname User-submission:

Gonçalves is a Portuguese language surname, common in Lusophone. It is a patronymic surname (derived from the name of a male ancestor) from the latinised Visigothic personal name, Gundisalvus, in Portuguese: Gonçalo. The Spanish form is Gonzalo, progenitor of the common Spanish surname Gonzalez.

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Gansalves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gansalves Surname Meaning

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Gonçalves is a Portuguese language surname, common in Lusophone. It is a patronymic surname (derived from the name of a male ancestor) from the latinised Visigothic personal name, Gundisalvus, in Portuguese: Gonçalo. The Spanish form is Gonzalo, progenitor of the common Spanish surname Gonzalez. The name comes from the Germanic gunþ (or gund), meaning 'war' or 'battle'.

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Gansalves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gansalves (Oriya: ଗନ୍ସଲେଭଷ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gansalves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gansalves? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gansalves is the 4,116,508th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Gansalves live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India Gansalves is primarily found in: Goa, where 38 percent live, West Bengal, where 31 percent live and Maharashtra, where 8 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Gansalves Last Name Statistics demography

Gansalves earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gansalvesh951/
Gonsalves8963,851/
Gancalves89323/
Gançalves8910/
Gansalvis892/
Gansolves890/
Ganzalves890/
Ghonsalves84695/
Gonssalves8430/
Gonsalveis8416/
Gonsalvies8415/
Gonscalves846/
Gonsalvesh845/
Gonsalveas844/
Gonsalvese844/
Gonsaalves843/
Goonsalves843/
Gonsalvees843/
Gonsalvess843/
Gansalbhes841/
Gonszalves841/
Gaunsalvis841/
Gonsalvhes841/
Gonsçalves840/
Goinsalves840/
Gosnsalves840/
Gonnsalves840/
Gonsaslves840/
Gonsalve82132/
Ghonnsalves802/
Gonçalves78780,839/
Goncalves7846,545/
Gonsalvis783,708/
Gonzalves781,591/
Gonsalvez78898/
Ansalvish7841/
Gonsalbes7828/
Gonsalues7823/
Gonsolves7813/
Gomsalves7811/
Gonjalves788/
Gonselves787/
Gonsalvej785/
Gonsalwes785/
Gancalvez784/
Gonxalves784/
Gonsálves782/
Ganjalvis781/
Gancalvis781/
Honsalves781/
Gonsalver780/
Gonssalve780/
Gonsalvec780/
Gonsalvea780/
Ghonsalvis742,268/
Goncalveis7472/
Goncalvess7414/
Gonçalveis7413/
Gooncalves747/
Gonncalves747/
Goncalvees747/
Goncaalves745/
Gonnçalves744/
Gonsalbesh743/
Goncalveas743/
Goonçalves743/
Gonsalvhis742/
Gonchalves742/
Goincalves742/
Goncealves742/
Gonzcalves742/
Ggoncalves742/
Honsalvesh742/
Gonnzalves741/
Gonsalvish741/
Gojncalves741/
Goncalvesz741/
Ghansalbeh741/
Ghanzolves741/
G'Oncalves741/
Goncalvhes741/
Kgoncalves741/
Gonçalvess740/
Ghoncalves740/
Gonhcalves740/
Gonzalveis740/
Go'ncalves740/
Goncalve71424/
Gonzalve71223/
Gonçalve7126/
Oncalves7117/
Gonsalvi719/
Onçalves714/
Gonsolve710/
Ghonsalvhis701/
Goncalvessc701/
Gansalbhish701/
D'Goncalves700/
Goncaaalves700/
Gonzalvez676,311/
Goncalvez673,902/
Gonçalvez67264/
Goncalvis67144/
Gonzalbes6778/
Gonsalvij6758/
Gonzalvis6738/
Goncalbes6734/
Gonsolvis6724/
Gomçalves6722/
Goncolves6718/
Goncalues6718/
Gonsalbez6718/
Goncelves6713/
Gonsalviz678/
Goncalvea676/
Gonzalues675/
Gonjalvis674/
Honcalves673/
Gonçalvis672/
Ghonsalvi672/
Gonçolves672/
Ooncalves672/
Gonsalbis671/
Gonsalwis671/
Gonçalbes671/
Goncalvee671/
Goncalvey671/
Gonçalver671/
Gonçelves671/
Gonçalvex671/
Goncalwes671/
Gomsalues671/
Gomsalvis671/
Ansalvich670/
Goncalvec670/
Gonnçalve670/
Ghoncalve670/

Gansalves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gansalves in the Oriya language
ଗନ୍ସଲେଭଷgansalebhasa-

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