Gonsalve Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Gonsalve 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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Gonsalve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India71:109,580,769786,157
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
England11:55,718,059489,080
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Gonsalve (11) may also be a first name.

Gonsalve 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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Gonsalve Last Name Facts

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

Gonsalve (Marathi: गोन्साि) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonsalve? popularity and diffusion

Gonsalve is the 1,558,593rd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Gonsalve live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 2,432,663. In Brazil Gonsalve is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 23 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 20 percent live and Paraná, where 13 percent live. Barring Brazil Gonsalve occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Gonsalve Last Name Statistics demography

Gonsalve earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonsalves9463,851/
Gonsalvez94898/
Gonsalvej945/
Gonsalver940/
Gonssalve940/
Gonsalvea940/
Ghonsalves89695/
Gonssalves8930/
Gonsalveis8916/
Gonsalvesh895/
Gonsalveas894/
Gonsaalves893/
Goonsalves893/
Gonsalvees893/
Gonsalvess893/
Gonszalves891/
Gonsalvhes891/
Gonsçalves890/
Goinsalves890/
Gosnsalves890/
Gonnsalves890/
Gonsaslves890/
Goncalve88424/
Gonzalve88223/
Gonçalve8826/
Gonsalvi889/
Honsalve883/
Gonsolve880/
Ghonnsalves842/
Gonçalves82780,839/
Gonzalvez826,311/
Gonsalvis823,708/
Gonzalves821,591/
Gonçalvez82264/
Gonsalvij8258/
Gonsalbes8228/
Gonsalues8223/
Gansalves8223/
Gonsalbez8218/
Gonsolves8213/
Gomsalves8211/
Gonsalviz828/
Gonjalves828/
Goncalvea826/
Gonsalwes825/
Ghonsalvi822/
Gonsálves822/
Goncalvee821/
Goncalvey821/
Gonçalver821/
Honsalves821/
Gonnçalve820/
Ghoncalve820/
Ansalve809/
Ghonsalvis782,268/
Gonçalveis7813/
Gonçallves787/
Gonnçalves784/
Gonsalbesh783/
Goonçalves783/
Gonsalvhis782/
Gonchalves782/
Goncealves782/
Honsalvesh782/
Gansalvesh781/
Gonnzalves781/
Gonsalvish781/
Gonçalvess780/
Gonzalveis780/
Gonzalbe7511/
Onçalves754/
Goncalvi751/
Ghonsalvhis741/
Gonzalbez71234/
Gonzálvez71102/
Gonzalbes7178/
Gonzalvis7138/
Gonsolvis7124/
Gomçalves7122/
Gonzaluez7113/
Gançalves7110/
Gonzalwez715/
Gonzalues715/
Gonjalvis714/
Gonçalvis712/
Gansalvis712/
Gonçolves712/
Gonzalviz712/
Ghonsalui711/
Gonsalbij711/
Gonsalbis711/
Gonsalwis711/
Gonçalbes711/
Gonzalvêz711/
Gonzàlvez711/
Gomsalues711/
Gomsalvis711/
Gansolves710/
Ganzalves710/
Ghonsaluis674/
Gansalbhes671/
Gaunsalvis671/
Ghonsalwis671/
Ghonsolvis671/
Gonsolvhis671/
Ghansalbeh671/

Gonsalve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gonsalve in the Marathi language
गोन्सािgonsai-

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