Goncalvis Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Goncalvis 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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Goncalvis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Gonçalvis (2) are calculated separately.

Goncalvis 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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Goncalvis Last Name Facts

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

Goncalvis occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gonçalvis. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goncalvis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. Goncalvis is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Goncalvis reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 95 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 1,562,586. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Minas Gerais, where 20 percent live, Goiás, where 19 percent live and São Paulo, where 11 percent live. Barring Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonçalvis962/
Goncalveis9572/
Goncalvies953/
Goncalvi941/
Goncalves8946,545/
Gonsalvis893,708/
Gonzalvis8938/
Gonjalvis894/
Gancalvis891/
Ghonsalvis842,268/
Gonsalveis8416/
Gonsalvies8415/
Goncalvess8414/
Gonçalveis8413/
Gonccalves8412/
Goncallves849/
Gooncalves847/
Gonncalves847/
Goncalvees847/
Gonscalves846/
Goncaalves845/
Goncaslves844/
Goncalveas843/
Goncalveds843/
Goncçalves842/
Gonsalvhis842/
Gonchalves842/
Goncalvese842/
Goincalves842/
Goncealves842/
Gonzcalves842/
Gomncalves842/
Ggoncalves842/
Gonsalvish841/
Gonzalvise841/
Goncalvesd841/
Gojncalves841/
Goncalvesz841/
Goncalvges841/
Gongcalves841/
G'Oncalves841/
Goncalvhes841/
Kgoncalves841/
Ghoncalves840/
Gonhcalves840/
Gonzalveis840/
Go'ncalves840/
Goncalve82424/
Oncalves8217/
Ghonsalvhis801/
Goncalvessc801/
D'Goncalves800/
Goncaaalves800/
Gonçalves78780,839/
Gonsalves7863,851/
Goncalvez783,902/
Gonzalves781,591/
Gancalves78323/
Gomcalves78109/
Goncalbes7834/
Gonsolvis7824/
Goncolves7818/
Goncalues7818/
Gonsalviz788/
Gonjalves788/
Goncalvea786/
Goncalver785/
Gonxalves784/
Guncalves784/
Honcalves783/
Gansalvis782/
Gonzalviz782/
Ooncalves782/
Ganjalvis781/
Gonsalbis781/
Gonsalwis781/
Goncalvex781/
Goncalvee781/
Goncalvey781/
Gonzaluis781/
Goncalwes781/
Gomsalvis781/
Goncalvec780/
Ghoncalve780/
Goncalvesová7610/
Goncalvesova766/
Ghonsalves74695/
Gonssalves7430/
Gonçallves747/
Gonsalvesh745/
Gonnçalves744/
Ghonsaluis744/
Gonsalveas744/
Gonsalvese744/
Gonsaalves743/
Goonsalves743/
Gonsalvees743/
Goonçalves743/
Gonsalvess743/
Gonszalves741/
Gaunsalvis741/
Ghonsalwis741/
Ghonsolvis741/
Gonnzalves741/
Gonsalvhes741/
Gonsolvhis741/
Gonsçalves740/
Gonçalvess740/
Goncalveec740/
Goinsalves740/
Gosnsalves740/
Gonnsalves740/
Gonsaslves740/
Gomcalve711/
Ghonnsalves702/
Gonzalvez676,311/
Gonsalvez67898/
Gonçalvez67264/
Gonzalbes6778/
Gonsalbes6728/
Gonsalues6723/
Gansalves6723/
Gomçalves6722/
Gonsolves6713/
Gomsalves6711/
Gançalves6710/
Gonsalwes675/
Gonzalues675/
Gamcalves675/
Gancalvez674/
Gonçolves672/
Gonsálves672/
Gonçalbes671/
Goncálvesová671/
Gonzaluiz671/
Gonzalvêz671/
Goncalbez671/
Gomkalves671/
Gonçalvex671/
Ganzalves670/

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