Goncalues Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Goncalues 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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Goncalues Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Goncalues 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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Goncalues Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goncalues is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goncalues? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Goncalues are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Goncalues is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 57 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 14 percent live and Somerset, where 14 percent live. Beside England Goncalues exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Goncalues Last Name Statistics demography

Goncalues earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goncalves8946,545/
Goncalbes8934/
Gonsalues8923/
Gonzalues895/
Goncalies892/
Goncaloes892/
Goncalyes892/
Goncalwes891/
Goncalees891/
Goncalveis8472/
Goncalvess8414/
Gonccalves8412/
Goncallves849/
Gooncalves847/
Gonncalves847/
Goncalvees847/
Gonscalves846/
Goncaalves845/
Goncaslves844/
Goncalvies843/
Goncalveas843/
Goncalveds843/
Goncçalves842/
Gonchalves842/
Goncalvese842/
Goincalves842/
Goncealves842/
Gonzcalves842/
Gomncalves842/
Ggoncalves842/
Goncalvesd841/
Gojncalves841/
Goncalvesz841/
Goncalvges841/
Gongcalves841/
G'Oncalves841/
Goncalvhes841/
Kgoncalves841/
Ghoncalves840/
Gonhcalves840/
Go'ncalves840/
Goncalve82424/
Oncalves8217/
Goncalvessc801/
D'Goncalves800/
Goncaaalves800/
Gonçalves78780,839/
Gonsalves7863,851/
Goncalvez783,902/
Gonzalves781,591/
Gancalves78323/
Goncalvis78144/
Gomcalves78109/
Gonzalbes7878/
Gonsalbes7828/
Goncolves7818/
Gonzaluez7813/
Gonjalves788/
Goncalvea786/
Gonsalwes785/
Goncalver785/
Gonxalves784/
Guncalves784/
Honcalves783/
Ooncalves782/
Goncalvex781/
Gonçalbes781/
Goncalvee781/
Goncalvey781/
Gonzaluis781/
Goncalbez781/
Gomsalues781/
Goncalvec780/
Ghoncalve780/
Goncalvesová7610/
Goncalvesova766/
Ghonsalves74695/
Gonssalves7430/
Gonsalveis7416/
Gonsalvies7415/
Gonçalveis7413/
Gonçallves747/
Gonsalvesh745/
Gonnçalves744/
Ghonsaluis744/
Gonsalveas744/
Gonsalvese744/
Gonsalbesh743/
Gonsaalves743/
Goonsalves743/
Gonsalvees743/
Goonçalves743/
Gonsalvess743/
Gonszalves741/
Gonnzalves741/
Gonsalvhes741/
Gonsçalves740/
Gonçalvess740/
Goncalveec740/
Goinsalves740/
Gosnsalves740/
Gonnsalves740/
Gonsaslves740/
Gonzalveis740/
Goncalvi711/
Gomcalve711/
Ghonnsalves702/
Gonzalvez676,311/
Gonsalvis673,708/
Gonsalvez67898/
Gonçalvez67264/
Gonzalbez67234/
Gonzalvis6738/
Gansalves6723/
Gomçalves6722/
Gonsalbez6718/
Gonsolves6713/
Gomsalves6711/
Gançalves6710/
Gonzalwez675/
Gamcalves675/
Gonjalvis674/
Gancalvez674/
Gonçalvis672/
Gonçolves672/
Gonsálves672/
Gonsalbis671/
Gonsalwis671/
Goncálvesová671/
Gonzaluiz671/
Gomkalves671/
Gonçalvex671/
Gancalvis671/
Ganzalves670/

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