Gonsalves Surname

8,877th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Guyana

Gonsalves 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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Gonsalves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil14,8981:14,369760
United States10,4821:34,5794,309
India10,4401:73,4744,990
Mozambique7,4161:3,676846
Angola5,7191:4,719676
Bangladesh4,0551:39,2992,322
Canada2,2101:16,6722,404
Guyana1,1251:67877
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
England9901:56,2816,812
South Africa8541:63,4407,980
Indonesia6771:195,34618,594
Australia4791:56,3586,877
Oman4221:8,7391,190
Bahrain3971:3,397571
Portugal2171:48,0102,732
Trinidad and Tobago1911:7,1411,071
Argentina1861:229,80318,801
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1501:751160
Suriname1471:3,759747
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
United Arab Emirates1111:82,5437,552
Pakistan1091:1,638,93517,168
France1071:620,77381,454
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Antigua and Barbuda941:1,055181
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
Barbados821:3,505491
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
Venezuela721:419,5018,522
Philippines631:1,606,956108,100
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Uruguay391:87,9948,905
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Namibia301:80,3137,828
Bermuda271:2,418390
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
São Tomé and Príncipe171:10,437668
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Saint Kitts and Nevis161:3,450449
Benin151:689,04039,432
Wales121:257,87814,969
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Norway71:734,61250,907
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Jamaica61:478,32410,136
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China41:341,830,39216,990
Curaçao41:39,312638
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malta11:430,2723,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

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

Gonsalves (225) may also be a first name.

Gonsalves Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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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Gonsalves Last Name Facts

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

Gonsalves (Hindi: गोन्सालविस, Marathi: घोन्सालिवस, Oriya: ଗନ୍ସାଲେଭସ, Russian: Гонсалвес) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Gonsálves. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonsalves? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,877th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 114,134 people. The surname Gonsalves occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Gonsalves live; 26 percent live in South America and 23 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 599,828th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 225 people.

The surname Gonsalves is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 14,898 people, or 1 in 14,369. In Brazil Gonsalves is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 21 percent reside, Paraná, where 15 percent reside and Bahia, where 12 percent reside. Not including Brazil Gonsalves exists in 108 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Gonsalves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gonsalves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gonsalves surname expanded 34,940 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 99,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gonsalves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gonsalves surname are 43.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gonsalves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.12% more than the national average, earning R 387,636 per year; in United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.25% more than the national average, earning $59,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonsálves962/
Ghonsalves95695/
Gonssalves9530/
Gonsalveis9516/
Gonsalvies9515/
Gonscalves956/
Gonsalvesh955/
Gonsalveas954/
Gonsalvese954/
Gonsaalves953/
Goonsalves953/
Gonsalvees953/
Gonsalvess953/
Gonszalves951/
Gonsalvhes951/
Gonsçalves950/
Goinsalves950/
Gosnsalves950/
Gonnsalves950/
Gonsaslves950/
Gonsalve94132/
Ghonnsalves902/
Gonçalves89780,839/
Goncalves8946,545/
Gonsalvis893,708/
Gonzalves891,591/
Gonsalvez89898/
Gonsalbes8928/
Gonsalues8923/
Gansalves8923/
Gonsolves8913/
Gomsalves8911/
Gonjalves898/
Gonselves897/
Gonsalvej895/
Gonsalwes895/
Gonxalves894/
Honsalves891/
Gonsalver890/
Gonssalve890/
Gonsalvec890/
Gonsalvea890/
Ghonsalvis842,268/
Goncalveis8472/
Goncalvess8414/
Gonçalveis8413/
Goncallves849/
Gonçallves847/
Gooncalves847/
Gonncalves847/
Goncalvees847/
Goncaalves845/
Gonnçalves844/
Gonsalbesh843/
Goncalveas843/
Goonçalves843/
Gonsalvhis842/
Gonchalves842/
Goincalves842/
Goncealves842/
Gonzcalves842/
Ggoncalves842/
Honsalvesh842/
Gansalvesh841/
Gonnzalves841/
Gonsalvish841/
Gojncalves841/
Goncalvesz841/
G'Oncalves841/
Goncalvhes841/
Kgoncalves841/
Gonçalvess840/
Ghoncalves840/
Gonhcalves840/
Gonzalveis840/
Go'ncalves840/
Goncalve82424/
Gonzalve82223/
Gonçalve8226/
Oncalves8217/
Gonsalvi829/
Onçalves824/
Gonsolve820/
Ghonsalvhis801/
Goncalvessc801/
D'Goncalves800/
Goncaaalves800/
Gonzalvez786,311/
Goncalvez783,902/
Gancalves78323/
Gonçalvez78264/
Goncalvis78144/
Gonzalbes7878/
Gonsalvij7858/
Gonzalvis7838/
Goncalbes7834/
Gonsolvis7824/
Gomçalves7822/
Goncolves7818/
Goncalues7818/
Gonsalbez7818/
Goncelves7813/
Gançalves7810/
Gonsalviz788/
Goncalvea786/
Gonzalues785/
Gonjalvis784/
Honcalves783/
Gonçalvis782/
Ghonsalvi782/
Gansalvis782/
Gonçolves782/
Ooncalves782/
Gonsalbis781/
Gonsalwis781/
Gonçalbes781/
Goncalvee781/
Goncalvey781/
Gonçalver781/
Gonçelves781/
Gonçalvex781/
Goncalwes781/
Gomsalues781/
Gomsalvis781/
Gansolves780/
Ganzalves780/
Goncalvec780/
Gonnçalve780/
Ghoncalve780/
Ghonsaluis744/
Gansalbhes741/
Gaunsalvis741/
Ghonsalwis741/
Ghonsolvis741/
Gonsolvhis741/
Gonzalvise741/
Goncalveec740/
Gonzalbe7111/
Goncalvi711/
Gonzalbez67234/
Gonzálvez67102/
Ansalvish6741/
Gonzaluez6713/
Gonzalwez675/
Gancalvez674/
Gonzalviz672/
Ganjalvis671/
Ghonsalui671/
Gonsalbij671/
Gonzaluis671/
Gonzalvêz671/
Gonzàlvez671/
Goncalbez671/
Gancalvis671/

Gonsalves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gonsalves in the Oriya language
ଗନ୍ସାଲେଭସgansalebhasa-
Gonsalves in the Marathi language
घोन्सालिवसghonsalivasa43.94
घोन्सालवीसghonsalavisa16.8
गोन्सािgonsai12.63
गोन्सालवीसgonsalavisa7.92
गोन्सालिवसgonsalivasa6.92
घोसाळghosala2.5
गोनसालवीसgonasalavisa1.47
गोन्सालीसgonsalisa0.65
गोनसालिवसgonasalivasa0.44
गोनसालवेसgonasalavesa0.33
गोन्सालवीजgonsalavija0.33
गोन्सावलीसgonsavalisa0.3
सालवेसsalavesa0.27
न्सालवीसnsalavisa0.27
गोन्सालgonsala0.22
गोन्सािवसgonsaivasa0.22
घोनसलवीसghonasalavisa0.22
घोन्सलवीसghonsalavisa0.22
घोन्सावीसghonsavisa0.16
गोनसलवीसgonasalavisa0.16
घोन्साएिवसghonsaeivasa0.16
घोन्सािवसghonsaivasa0.16
घोन्सािवलसghonsaivalasa0.11
गोनसालgonasala0.11
सलवेसsalavesa0.11
गोन्सलवीसgonsalavisa0.11
न्सालिवसnsalivasa0.11
गोसांलवीसgosanlavisa0.11
घोन्सलिवसghonsalivasa0.11
गोन्सलिवसgonsalivasa0.11
गोसालिवसgosalivasa0.11
गोन्सावलवीसgonsavalavisa0.11
धोन्साळवीसdhonsalavisa0.05
गोलसालवीसgolasalavisa0.05
गोनसाळवीसgonasalavisa0.05
घोनसाळिवसghonasalivasa0.05
घोन्सालिवजghonsalivaja0.05
गोन्सालिवजgonsalivaja0.05
गोन्सावेgonsave0.05
गोसानवीसgosanavisa0.05
गोन्सलवेसgonsalavesa0.05
घोन्सालवीलghonsalavila0.05
घोनसालिवसghonasalivasa0.05
गोन्साबिवसgonsabivasa0.05
घोन्सालिनसghonsalinasa0.05
गोन्सालािवसgonsalaivasa0.05
गोन्सावीसgonsavisa0.05
गोसांलीसgosanlisa0.05
घोसालिवसghosalivasa0.05
गोन्सािवgonsaiva0.05
गोन्सलेवसgonsalevasa0.05
गोन्सालवेसgonsalavesa0.05
घोन्सावलीसghonsavalisa0.05
गोन्साविलसgonsavilasa0.05
गोनसलgonasala0.05
गोन्सलgonsala0.05
घोसालghosala0.05
गोन्सािळवसgonsailavasa0.05
गौन्सालवीसgaunsalavisa0.05
घोन्साळवीसghonsalavisa0.05
गॉनसालिवसgonasalivasa0.05
गोलसालिवसgolasalivasa0.05
गोनसावीसgonasavisa0.05
गोन्सालवसेgonsalavase0.05
गोनसालवgonasalava0.05
गोन्सलावीजgonsalavija0.05
गुनशावेसgunasavesa0.05
Gonsalves in the Hindi language
गोन्सालविसgonsalavisa33.33
गोनसाल्विसgonasalvisa33.33
गोन्साल्वेजgonsalveja33.33
Gonsalves in the Russian language
Гонсалвесgonsalves-

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