Gomes Surname

150th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,761,492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Guinea-Bissau

Gomes Surname Definition:

Nickname for Joao (John) in Portuguese and Spanish.

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Gomes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,911,5361:7410
Angola259,5041:10411
Guinea-Bissau155,2761:111
Portugal105,8121:9814
Mozambique86,5181:31545
Bangladesh63,8941:2,494242
United States26,3911:13,7341,710
India24,1191:31,8032,326
Cape Verde23,3531:232
France20,7551:3,200215
East Timor15,5381:7823
Sri Lanka8,1861:2,542343
Mexico6,9851:17,7701,444
Spain5,3741:8,7001,038
Canada4,6531:7,9191,169
Venezuela3,7381:8,080842
England3,5851:15,5422,274
Argentina2,8551:14,9711,333
Colombia2,4301:19,6601,538
South Africa2,4241:22,3512,827
Indonesia1,9071:69,3497,477
Honduras1,7851:4,939491
São Tomé and Príncipe1,5911:11226
Peru1,4321:22,1962,508
Guyana1,4011:54454
Switzerland1,3361:6,147967
Australia1,3351:20,2212,800
Netherlands1,0641:15,8712,425
Luxembourg1,0411:55843
Germany1,0081:79,86710,082
Belgium7871:14,6082,222
Russia7591:189,88521,115
Oman7161:5,151728
Suriname7031:78646
Morocco6821:50,5518,318
Thailand6091:115,99117,154
Paraguay5661:12,786641
Ecuador5271:30,1823,684
Guatemala4891:32,8891,938
Nicaragua4741:12,703804
Dominican Republic4621:22,5821,461
Andorra4541:18518
Trinidad and Tobago4261:3,202539
Senegal4081:35,734690
Malaysia4061:72,6465,249
Namibia3541:6,8061,331
Italy3431:178,29926,643
Philippines3421:296,01842,184
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Aruba2731:37941
Antigua and Barbuda2461:40365
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
United Arab Emirates2031:45,1344,555
El Salvador1951:32,5331,112
New Zealand1751:25,8764,537
Bolivia1581:67,1933,185
Nigeria1381:1,283,64351,044
Congo1321:37,7963,591
Ireland1191:39,5713,131
Chile1091:161,6195,406
Tanzania1071:494,78133,101
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Uruguay1001:34,3183,985
Sweden951:103,6507,490
Wales931:33,2753,343
Zimbabwe921:167,80720,631
Pakistan911:1,963,12019,042
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Israel871:98,36411,357
Scotland841:63,7365,100
Japan701:1,826,34726,665
Northern Ireland691:26,7402,917
Jersey631:1,575229
Guernsey591:1,092205
Austria571:149,39419,936
Iceland571:6,668730
Cuba541:213,3844,419
Panama521:75,2363,168
Norway501:102,84613,903
Bermuda481:1,360215
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Barbados461:6,249636
Belarus431:220,95527,273
Estonia381:34,7846,408
China341:40,215,3402,154
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
United States Virgin Islands311:3,560588
Finland301:183,22315,926
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Greece241:461,65859,466
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Curaçao191:8,276277
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Malta181:23,9041,289
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Lebanon141:402,64911,601
Macau141:42,974357
Monaco141:2,648179
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Belize131:27,3442,013
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Guam121:13,3432,098
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Libya91:693,7751,982
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Saint Lucia91:19,8651,494
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Swaziland91:144,244719
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Bahamas61:65,292848
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Anguilla51:2,687256
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4501:111,59711,091

The alternate forms: Gómes (27), Gomés (6), Gomès (6), Gomês (3), Gòmes (3), Gömes (1) & Gômes (1) are calculated separately.

Gomes (42,557) may also be a first name.

Gomes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nickname for Joao (John) in Portuguese and Spanish.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Portugese) The son of Gomo, a pet form of Gumesindo or Gumersindo (man, path).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

From the Visigoth original form, gomoarius, meaning 'men of war'.

- mvgsv

Derived from the Visigothic word 'guma', meaning "man".

- lenflax

Gomes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gomes (Arabic: جومس, Hindi: गोम्स, Marathi: गोमेस, Russian: Гомес) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear 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

The last name is the 150th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,937 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Gomes live; 78 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Luso-South America. Gomes is also the 21,124th most frequently held first name globally, held by 42,557 people.

Gomes is the most commonly held last name in one country:Guinea-Bissau, where 4 percent live. The last name Gomes is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,911,536 people, or 1 in 74. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 18 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Besides Brazil this surname occurs in 180 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 7 percent live and Guinea-Bissau, where 4 percent live.

Gomes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gomes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gomes last name grew 5,865 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 9,434 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gomes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (71%) in Belarus, Maronite (46%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gomes are 43.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.8% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gómes9327/
Gomés936/
Gomès936/
Gomês933/
Gòmes933/
Gömes931/
Gômes931/
Gomesz911,238/
Gomesh911,183/
Gomies91337/
Goomes91225/
Gommes91144/
Gomess9159/
Cgomes9149/
Gomees9142/
Gomese9129/
Gosmes9125/
Ghomes9121/
Ggomes9118/
Gomezs9115/
Goemes9112/
Gomeis918/
Goumes916/
Gomesd916/
Gomeas916/
Goimes915/
Gomets913/
Gohmes912/
Kgomes912/
Hgomes911/
Gomeds911/
Gomesx911/
Gomexs911/
Gojmes911/
Gome897,540/
Omes89894/
Gomesse8392/
Gommies8391/
D'Gomes833/
Goumeas832/
Goomesh831/
Ghohmes831/
Goumies831/
Ghomesh831/
Gomeshe831/
Gomez804,814,521/
Gomis8045,222/
Ngome8013,805/
Homes806,038/
Games805,437/
Gomer804,175/
Gomme801,743/
Gémes801,577/
Gomet801,120/
Ohmes80801/
Gomey80789/
Gomeh80760/
Gomea80580/
Oomes80556/
Gomej80496/
Gemes80491/
Gosme80400/
Goume80388/
Gomei80335/
Gumes80248/
Omeus80222/
Gomed80194/
Omese80193/
Gomeu80109/
Omesh80107/
Omeis8099/
Gomex8083/
Omess8078/
Gomec8050/
Goime8049/
Ghome8037/
Gomee8010/
Gomie806/
Goome805/
Ommes805/
Gomís803/
Gotme803/
Omies803/
Gomhe802/
Gomje802/
Omets801/
Osmes801/
Gohme801/
Kgome801/
Omest801/
Omges801/
Goyme801/
Gomeï801/
Gámes801/
Gèmes801/
Oimes801/
Omeas801/
Gomys801/
Gomesová772/
Goumeiss771/
Gomesova771/
Hommes733,003/
Omeish731,157/
Goumey73913/
Ngoume73844/
Gamess73733/
Gommer73670/
Goymer73476/
Houmes73437/
Ghames73375/
Gamesh73285/
Ghemes73249/
Goumet73231/
Goomer73172/
Hoomes73164/
Gommet73164/
Homesh73104/
Hoimes7382/
Gosmer7375/
Ohmeis7372/
Gommez7370/
Goimei7364/
Gommeh7353/
Gomezz7351/
N'Gome7348/
Ghomie7346/
Ghotme7342/
Gomish7336/
Gamies7335/
Gojmer7334/
Ghomeh7332/
Omeshe7330/
Goomey7329/
Gomeez7329/
Goomez7324/
Gomerz7324/
Gotmer7324/
Goomis7322/
Gommei7321/
Gomece7321/
Goumis7320/
Gamese7320/
Gaumes7319/
Nkgome7319/
Homeus7317/
Homets7317/
Gomise7317/
Gomiss7316/
Omesse7313/
Goimez7312/
Homies7312/
Goumie7312/
Goumez7310/
Ggomez739/
Cgomez739/
Nghome739/
Goemez738/
Gemesh737/
Homess737/
G'Omez737/
Ngomeh737/
Goumei737/
Go'mez737/
Gumese737/
Gomgez737/
Gemeas736/
Ngomis736/
Gomiez736/
Gummes736/
Gomezx736/
Omeiss735/
Ngomme735/
Gemmes735/
Ngomez735/
Omiesh735/
Hohmes734/
Ghomec734/
Gomeiz734/
Gosmez734/
Gotmei734/
Gomeed734/
Goumer734/
Ghomez734/
Gommey734/
Gommee733/
Gomexz733/
Gomezt733/
Oumesh733/
Gomeaz733/
Gommie733/
Gomejh733/
Goĭmez733/
Gomezc732/
Hosmes732/
Gammes732/
Oumess732/
Ngomei732/
Oomesh732/
Hoymes732/
Ghoume732/
Goumme732/
Homese732/
Omeise732/
Gamest732/
Gûemes732/
Ghomer732/
Ng'ome731/
Nngome731/
Hgomez731/
Gemeus731/
Gameus731/
Ghomej731/
Ghomge731/
Gumesh731/
Gumets731/
Gosmey731/
Gotmee731/
Gomais731/
Gomezp731/
Gomysh731/
Ghomed731/
Hoïmes731/
Homest731/
Omeesh731/
Ometse731/
Ngomee731/
Ngomey731/
O'Meas731/
Ñgomez731/
Goumee731/
Goumge731/
Gothme731/
Gosmee731/
Goùmez731/
Gomehr731/
Goimer731/
Goimet731/
Gomice731/
Gommis731/
Gommée731/
Gomoey731/
Gumeus731/
Gómesz731/
Ghomme731/
Osmeis731/
Ngomea731/
Gemies731/
Goimme730/
Gomett730/
Giemes730/
Ohmest730/
Osmets730/
Hotmes730/
Goma67214,586/
Ames6743,909/
Gomi6720,109/
Game6719,007/
Gomy67993/
Omis67806/
Ng'home67401/
Omez67206/
Gottmer67168/
Ghomieh6769/
Ghomish6758/
Goumiss6721/
Gomá6719/
Hommies6718/
Omex6716/
Omesová6714/
Ghasmes6713/
Oumeish6712/
Gomeath6712/
Houmesh6710/
Ghotmeh678/
Gomisch677/
Gomj677/
D'Gomez677/
Gummess676/
Góme676/
Omesova676/
Gomisse675/
Ghamees675/
Gomé675/
Omys675/
Gusmões674/
Goomeer673/
Gomí673/
Gamedse673/
Hommeus672/
Goummey672/
Gousmey672/
Gáme672/
Ngh'ome671/
Omeisse671/
Gamgesh671/
Ghumese671/
Gumesch671/
Gomezth671/
Gomeche671/
Oismets671/
Ngommea671/
Ngoumeh671/
O'Hymes671/
Qqgomez671/
Goumhed671/
Goimhex671/
Gumesse671/
Gòme671/
Ghoumie671/
Ghomise671/
Ommeish671/
Gammies671/
Gamesse671/
Gametse671/
Gomiche671/
Gamestt671/
Hoymets671/
Homesch671/
Goommer670/
Gosmise670/
Ohmestd670/
Hommess670/

Gomes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gomes in the Hindi language
गोम्सgomsa51.28
गोमेसgomesa46.15
गोमसgomasa2.56
Gomes in the Marathi language
गोमेसgomesa47.35
गोमसgomasa30.04
गोमीसgomisa4.24
गोमसेgomase2.12
गॉमसgomasa1.41
गोमेशgomesa0.71
गुमेशgumesa0.71
गोमेजgomeja0.71
ोडेसodesa0.71
गोमेgome0.71
मेसmesa0.71
Gomes in the Russian language
Гомесgomes-
Gomes in the Arabic language
جومسjwms-
جوميسjwmys-

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