Gonnçalves Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
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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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gonncalves (7) are calculated separately.
Gonnçalves 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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Where Does The Last Name Gonnçalves Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gonnçalves occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gonncalves. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonnçalves? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Gonnçalves reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The last name Gonnçalves is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Pernambuco, where 50 percent live and São Paulo, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
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