Goncalaves Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Goncalaves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gonçalaves (1) are calculated separately.
Goncalaves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goncalaves Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goncalaves is found most in Brazil. It can occur as: Gonçalaves. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goncalaves? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Goncalaves live; 70 percent live in South America and 70 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name Goncalaves is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Mato Grosso, where 29 percent reside, São Paulo, where 29 percent reside and Goiás, where 14 percent reside. Not including Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Italy, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonçalaves | 97 | 1 | / |
| Gonsalaves | 90 | 50 | / |
| Goncaleves | 90 | 8 | / |
| Goncaloves | 90 | 3 | / |
| Gonjalaves | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ghonsalaves | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gonsalavhes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gonsalavis | 80 | 32 | / |
| Goncalevez | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gonçaloves | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gonjalavis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gonzalavis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gonsalavez | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghonsalavis | 76 | 66 | / |
| Gonsalavhis | 76 | 17 | / |
| Gonjhalavis | 76 | 1 | / |
| Ghonnsalavis | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ghonsalavhis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gonsalaviz | 70 | 5 | / |
| Gansalavis | 70 | 5 | / |
| Ganjalavis | 70 | 2 | / |
| Gonsalabis | 70 | 2 | / |
| Ghonsalabis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghansalavis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gansalabhish | 55 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goncalaves
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