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Where Does The Last Name Gomes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gomes (Arabic: جومس, Hindi: गोम्स, Marathi: गोमेस, Russian: Гомес) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Gómes, Gomés, Gomès, Gomês, Gòmes, Gömes or Gômes. For other potential spellings of Gomes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gomes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 150^th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Gomes live; 78 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 21,124^th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42,557 people.

It is the most numerous surname in one country:Guinea-Bissau, where 4 percent reside. The last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,911,536 people, or 1 in 74. In Brazil Gomes is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent reside. Barring Brazil this last name is found in 180 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 7 percent reside and Guinea-Bissau, where 4 percent reside.

Gomes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gomes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gomes surname expanded 5,865 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 9,434 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gomes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gomes surname is chiefly Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (71%) in Belarus, Maronite (46%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gomes surname are 43.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.8% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gomes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.31% less than the national average, earning €14,922 per year; in Norway they earn 18.36% less than the national average, earning 282,531 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,120 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.33% more than the national average, earning R 433,284 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $24,527,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $44,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $53,710 CAD per year.