Goncalves Surname
Approximately 46,545 people bear this surname
Goncalves Surname User-submission:
The other forms 'Gonsalves', 'Gonaçalves', 'Gonçlves', 'Goncçalves', 'Gonçalvs', etc. are probably misspells.
'Gonçalves' is a patronymic derived from the name 'Gonçalo'. 'Gonçalo' meant 'saved from the combat' and has a Germanic language origin, 'Gundisalvus' (source:
Read More About This SurnameGoncalves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 34,897 | 1:1,903 | 121 |
| Argentina | 2,570 | 1:16,632 | 1,449 |
| Spain | 2,544 | 1:18,377 | 2,044 |
| Canada | 1,802 | 1:20,447 | 2,824 |
| South Africa | 1,660 | 1:32,637 | 4,173 |
| Togo | 1,470 | 1:4,930 | 918 |
| Uruguay | 527 | 1:6,512 | 723 |
| Thailand | 335 | 1:210,861 | 35,175 |
| Suriname | 179 | 1:3,087 | 523 |
| Ecuador | 146 | 1:108,944 | 6,376 |
| Chile | 136 | 1:129,533 | 4,587 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Jersey | 41 | 1:2,420 | 410 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Gonçalves (780,839) are calculated separately.
Goncalves (16,132) may also be a first name.
Goncalves Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The other forms 'Gonsalves', 'Gonaçalves', 'Gonçlves', 'Goncçalves', 'Gonçalvs', etc. are probably misspells.
'Gonçalves' is a patronymic derived from the name 'Gonçalo'. 'Gonçalo' meant 'saved from the combat' and has a Germanic language origin, 'Gundisalvus' (source: http://www.dicionariodenomesproprios.com.br/goncalo/).
Not to be confused with other languages, 'González' and 'Gonzalo' in Spanish, 'Gonçal' in Catalan.
- xandu_di_canda_2015Gonçalves 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'.
- Forebears.ioMeaning 'son, or descendant, of Gonçalo'.
- superfradeGoncalves Demographics
Average Goncalves Salary in
England
£26,406
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Goncalves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goncalves Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goncalves (Marathi: गोन्सालिवस) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Gonçalves. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goncalves? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goncalves is the 12,067th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 156,570 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Goncalves reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 44,187th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 16,132 people.
Goncalves is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 34,897 people, or 1 in 1,903. In France Goncalves is most common in: Île-de-France, where 43 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent live. Excluding France Goncalves exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 6 percent live and Spain, where 5 percent live.
Goncalves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Goncalves has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goncalves Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Goncalves earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 36.28% less than the national average, earning €19,134 per year; in Peru they earn 45.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,552 per year; in South Africa they earn 131.73% more than the national average, earning R 550,680 per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $52,387 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goncalves Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goncalves in the Marathi language | ||
| गोन्सालिवस | gonsalivasa | - |
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Footnotes
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