Goncalbes Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Wales

Goncalbes 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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Goncalbes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Gonçalbes (1) are calculated separately.

Goncalbes 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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Goncalbes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goncalbes is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Gonçalbes. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goncalbes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goncalbes is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Goncalbes live; 56 percent live in South America and 35 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 17,839,528. In Brazil Goncalbes is mostly found in: Pará, where 17 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent live and São Paulo, where 17 percent live. Besides Brazil it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonçalbes961/
Goncalves8946,545/
Gonzalbes8978/
Gonsalbes8928/
Goncalues8918/
Goncalbez891/
Goncalwes891/
Goncalveis8472/
Goncalvess8414/
Gonccalves8412/
Goncallves849/
Gooncalves847/
Gonncalves847/
Goncalvees847/
Goncaalves845/
Goncaslves844/
Gonsalbesh843/
Goncalvies843/
Goncalveas843/
Goncalveds843/
Gonchalves842/
Goncalvese842/
Goincalves842/
Goncealves842/
Gomncalves842/
Ggoncalves842/
Goncalvesd841/
Gojncalves841/
Goncalvesz841/
Goncalvges841/
Gongcalves841/
G'Oncalves841/
Goncalvhes841/
Kgoncalves841/
Ghoncalves840/
Gonhcalves840/
Go'ncalves840/
Goncalve82424/
Oncalves8217/
D'Goncalves800/
Goncaaalves800/
Gonçalves78780,839/
Gonsalves7863,851/
Goncalvez783,902/
Gonzalves781,591/
Gancalves78323/
Gonzalbez78234/
Goncalvis78144/
Gomcalves78109/
Goncolves7818/
Gonsalbez7818/
Goncalvea786/
Gonxalves784/
Guncalves784/
Honcalves783/
Ooncalves782/
Gonsalbis781/
Goncalvex781/
Goncalvee781/
Goncalvey781/
Ghoncalve780/
Goncalvesová7610/
Goncalvesova766/
Ghonsalves74695/
Gonssalves7430/
Gonsalveis7416/
Gonçalveis7413/
Gonçallves747/
Gonsalvesh745/
Gonnçalves744/
Gonsalveas744/
Gonsaalves743/
Goonsalves743/
Gonsalvees743/
Goonçalves743/
Gonsalvess743/
Gansalbhes741/
Gonszalves741/
Gonnzalves741/
Gonsalvhes741/
Gonsçalves740/
Gonçalvess740/
Goinsalves740/
Gonnsalves740/
Gonzalveis740/
Goncalvi711/
Ghonnsalves702/
Gonzalvez676,311/
Gonsalvis673,708/
Gonsalvez67898/
Gonçalvez67264/
Gonzalvis6738/
Gansalves6723/
Gonsolves6713/
Gançalves6710/
Gamcalves675/
Gonzálbez675/
Gancalvez674/
Gonçalvis672/
Gonçolves672/
Gonsálves672/
Goncálvesová671/
Gomkalves671/
Gonçalvex671/
Gancalvis671/
Ganzalves670/

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