Goncallves Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Goncallves 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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Goncallves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gonçallves (7) are calculated separately.

Goncallves 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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Goncallves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goncallves has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be found as: Gonçallves. Click here to see other possible spellings of Goncallves.

How Common Is The Last Name Goncallves? popularity and diffusion

Goncallves is the 6,360,413th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Goncallves is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Goncallves are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 33 percent reside, Ceará, where 17 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent reside and Portugal, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonçallves977/
Goncalves9546,545/
Goncalveis9072/
Goncalvess9014/
Gonccalves9012/
Gooncalves907/
Gonncalves907/
Goncalvees907/
Gonscalves906/
Goncaalves905/
Goncaslves904/
Goncalvies903/
Goncalveas903/
Goncalveds903/
Goncçalves902/
Gonchalves902/
Goncalvese902/
Goincalves902/
Goncealves902/
Gonzcalves902/
Gomncalves902/
Ggoncalves902/
Goncalvesd901/
Gojncalves901/
Goncalvesz901/
Goncalvges901/
Gongcalves901/
G'Oncalves901/
Goncalvhes901/
Kgoncalves901/
Ghoncalves900/
Gonhcalves900/
Go'ncalves900/
Goncalve89424/
Oncalves8917/
Goncalvessc861/
D'Goncalves860/
Goncaaalves860/
Gonçalves84780,839/
Gonsalves8463,851/
Goncalvez843,902/
Gonzalves841,591/
Gancalves84323/
Goncalvis84144/
Gomcalves84109/
Goncalbes8434/
Goncolves8418/
Goncalues8418/
Gonjalves848/
Goncalvea846/
Goncalver845/
Gonxalves844/
Guncalves844/
Honcalves843/
Ooncalves842/
Goncalvex841/
Goncalvee841/
Goncalvey841/
Goncalwes841/
Goncalvec840/
Ghoncalve840/
Goncalvesová8210/
Goncalvesova826/
Ghonsalves80695/
Gonssalves8030/
Gonsalveis8016/
Gonsalvies8015/
Gonçalveis8013/
Gonsalvesh805/
Gonnçalves804/
Gonsalveas804/
Gonsalvese804/
Gonsaalves803/
Goonsalves803/
Gonsalvees803/
Goonçalves803/
Gonsalvess803/
Gonszalves801/
Gonnzalves801/
Gonsalvhes801/
Gonsçalves800/
Gonçalvess800/
Goncalveec800/
Goinsalves800/
Gosnsalves800/
Gonnsalves800/
Gonsaslves800/
Gonzalveis800/
Goncalvi781/
Gomcalve781/
Ghonnsalves762/
Gonzalvez746,311/
Gonsalvis743,708/
Gonsalvez74898/
Gonçalvez74264/
Gonzalbes7478/
Gonzalvis7438/
Gonsalbes7428/
Gonsalues7423/
Gansalves7423/
Gomçalves7422/
Gonsolves7413/
Gomsalves7411/
Gançalves7410/
Gonsalwes745/
Gonzalues745/
Gamcalves745/
Gonjalvis744/
Gancalvez744/
Gonçalvis742/
Gonçolves742/
Gonsálves742/
Gonçalbes741/
Goncalbez741/
Gomkalves741/
Gonçalvex741/
Gancalvis741/
Ganzalves740/
Goncálvesová731/
Ghonsalvis702,268/
Gonsalbesh703/
Gonsalvhis702/
Gansalvesh701/
Gonsalvish701/
Gonzalvise701/
Ghonsalvhis671/

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