Goncalo Surname

62,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Goncalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goncalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Brazil2,3431:91,3683,441
Portugal2451:42,5232,481
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
France1111:598,40379,437
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
England141:3,979,861125,553
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Gonçalo (7,819) are calculated separately.

Goncalo (28,818) may also be a first name.

Goncalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goncalo occurs in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Gonçalo. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goncalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 62,875th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 913,570 people. The surname Goncalo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Goncalo live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Goncalo is also the 28,777th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 28,818 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Mozambique, where it is borne by 4,944 people, or 1 in 5,514. Besides Mozambique this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent are found and Portugal, where 3 percent are found.

Goncalo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goncalo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goncalo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 415.85% more than the national average, earning R 1,225,860 per year; in United States they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning $43,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning $43,819 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Goncalo
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