Ghonsalves Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
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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.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 691 | 1:1,110,080 | 45,514 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Ghonsalves 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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Where Does The Last Name Ghonsalves Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghonsalves (Marathi: घोन्सालिवस) is found most in India. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghonsalves? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ghonsalves is the 480,002nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. The surname Ghonsalves is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghonsalves are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Ghonsalves is most frequent in India, where it is held by 691 people, or 1 in 1,110,080. In India Ghonsalves is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found and Goa, where 0 percent are found. Excluding India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghonsalves Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghonsalves in the Marathi language | ||
| घोन्सालिवस | ghonsalivasa | 59.02 |
| घोन्सा | ghonsa | 18.26 |
| घोन्सालवीस | ghonsalavisa | 13.59 |
| घोसाळ | ghosala | 2.97 |
| घोन्साि | ghonsai | 1.49 |
| घोसाल | ghosala | 1.06 |
| घोन्साळिवस | ghonsalivasa | 0.85 |
| घोन्सालिवसांसीस | ghonsalivasansisa | 0.64 |
| न्सालवीस | nsalavisa | 0.64 |
| घोन्सालिवसायन | ghonsalivasayana | 0.21 |
| घोन्सांलवीस | ghonsanlavisa | 0.21 |
| घोन्सािवलस | ghonsaivalasa | 0.21 |
| घोन्सलवीस | ghonsalavisa | 0.21 |
| घोन्सालवीसात | ghonsalavisata | 0.21 |
| घोनसालवीस | ghonasalavisa | 0.21 |
| घोन्सालिवसािन्सस | ghonsalivasainsasa | 0.21 |
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