Goncalvess Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

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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.

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Goncalvess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Gonçalvess (0) are calculated separately.

Goncalvess 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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Goncalvess Last Name Facts

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

Goncalvess is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Gonçalvess. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goncalvess? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Goncalvess occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Goncalvess are found; 93 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 16,467,256. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 31 percent reside, Pará, where 15 percent reside and Ceará, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Brazil it occurs in one country. It is also common in France, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonçalvess970/
Goncalves9546,545/
Goncalveis9072/
Gonccalves9012/
Goncallves909/
Gooncalves907/
Gonncalves907/
Goncalvees907/
Gonscalves906/
Goncaalves905/
Goncaslves904/
Goncalvies903/
Goncalveas903/
Goncalveds903/
Gonsalvess903/
Goncçalves902/
Gonchalves902/
Goncalvese902/
Goincalves902/
Goncealves902/
Gonzcalves902/
Gomncalves902/
Ggoncalves902/
Goncalvesd901/
Gojncalves901/
Goncalvesz901/
Goncalvges901/
Gongcalves901/
G'Oncalves901/
Goncalvhes901/
Kgoncalves901/
Ghoncalves900/
Gonhcalves900/
Go'ncalves900/
Goncalve89424/
Oncalves8917/
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/
Ghoncalve840/
Goncalvesová8210/
Goncalvesova826/
Ghonsalves80695/
Gonssalves8030/
Gonsalveis8016/
Gonsalvies8015/
Gonçalveis8013/
Gonçallves807/
Gonsalvesh805/
Gonnçalves804/
Gonsalveas804/
Gonsalvese804/
Gonsaalves803/
Goonsalves803/
Gonsalvees803/
Goonçalves803/
Gonszalves801/
Gonnzalves801/
Gonsalvhes801/
Gonsçalves800/
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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