Goncolves Surname

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

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Goncolves 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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Goncolves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Goncolves 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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Goncolves Last Name Facts

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

Goncolves is most common in Brazil. It may be found as: Gonçolves. Click here for further potential spellings of Goncolves.

How Common Is The Last Name Goncolves? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goncolves is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Goncolves are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 50 percent live, Ceará, where 17 percent live and Paraná, where 17 percent live. Other than Brazil it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Venezuela, where 17 percent live.

Goncolves Last Name Statistics demography

Goncolves earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 59.21% less than the national average, earning $17,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonçolves962/
Goncalves8946,545/
Gonsolves8913/
Goncalveis8472/
Goncalvess8414/
Gonccalves8412/
Goncallves849/
Gooncalves847/
Gonncalves847/
Goncalvees847/
Gonscalves846/
Goncaalves845/
Goncaslves844/
Goncalvies843/
Goncalveas843/
Goncalveds843/
Goncçalves842/
Gonchalves842/
Goncalvese842/
Goincalves842/
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/
Goncalbes7834/
Gonsolvis7824/
Goncalues7818/
Gonjalves788/
Goncalvea786/
Goncalver785/
Gonxalves784/
Guncalves784/
Honcalves783/
Gonsálves782/
Ooncalves782/
Goncalvex781/
Goncalvee781/
Goncalvey781/
Goncalwes781/
Gansolves780/
Goncalvec780/
Ghoncalve780/
Goncalvesová7610/
Goncalvesova766/
Goncálvesová761/
Ghonsalves74695/
Gonssalves7430/
Gonsalveis7416/
Gonsalvies7415/
Gonçalveis7413/
Gonçallves747/
Gonsalvesh745/
Gonnçalves744/
Gonsalveas744/
Gonsalvese744/
Gonsaalves743/
Goonsalves743/
Gonsalvees743/
Goonçalves743/
Gonsalvess743/
Gonszalves741/
Ghonsolvis741/
Gonnzalves741/
Gonsalvhes741/
Gonsolvhis741/
Ghanzolves741/
Gonsçalves740/
Gonçalvess740/
Goncalveec740/
Goinsalves740/
Gosnsalves740/
Gonnsalves740/
Gonsaslves740/
Gonzalveis740/
Goncalvi711/
Gomcalve711/
Ghonnsalves702/
Gonzalvez676,311/
Gonsalvis673,708/
Gonsalvez67898/
Gonçalvez67264/
Gonzálvez67102/
Gonzalbes6778/
Gonzalvis6738/
Gonsalbes6728/
Gonsalues6723/
Gansalves6723/
Gomçalves6722/
Gomsalves6711/
Gançalves6710/
Gonsalwes675/
Gonzalues675/
Gamcalves675/
Gonjalvis674/
Gancalvez674/
Gonçalvis672/
Gonçalbes671/
Gonzàlvez671/
Goncalbez671/
Gomkalves671/
Gonçalvex671/
Gancalvis671/
Ganzalves670/

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