Gonsolves Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gonsolves 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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Gonsolves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gonsolves 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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Gonsolves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gonsolves (Marathi: घोन्सालिवस) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonsolves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gonsolves is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Gonsolves is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Gonsolves reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 75 percent reside, Free State, where 13 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Gonsolves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gonsolves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gonsolves last name contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gonsolves Last Name Statistics demography

Gonsolves earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning R 363,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonsolve940/
Gonsalves8963,851/
Gonsolvis8924/
Goncolves8918/
Gonselves897/
Gonçolves892/
Gonsálves892/
Gunsolves891/
Gansolves890/
Ghonsalves84695/
Gonssalves8430/
Gonsalveis8416/
Gonsalvies8415/
Gonscalves846/
Gonsalvesh845/
Gonsalveas844/
Gonsalvese844/
Gonsaalves843/
Goonsalves843/
Gonsalvees843/
Gonsalvess843/
Gonszalves841/
Ghonsolvis841/
Gonsalvhes841/
Gonsolvhis841/
Gonsçalves840/
Goinsalves840/
Gosnsalves840/
Gonnsalves840/
Gonsaslves840/
Gonsalve82132/
Ghonnsalves802/
Gonçalves78780,839/
Goncalves7846,545/
Gonsalvis783,708/
Gonzalves781,591/
Gonsalvez78898/
Gonsalbes7828/
Gonsalues7823/
Gansalves7823/
Goncelves7813/
Gomsalves7811/
Gonjalves788/
Gonsalvej785/
Gonsalwes785/
Gonxalves784/
Gunsalves782/
Gonçelves781/
Honsalves781/
Gonsalver780/
Gonssalve780/
Gonsalvec780/
Gonsalvea780/
Ghonsalvis742,268/
Goncalveis7472/
Goncalvess7414/
Gonçalveis7413/
Goncallves749/
Gonçallves747/
Gooncalves747/
Gonncalves747/
Goncalvees747/
Goncaalves745/
Gonnçalves744/
Gonsalbesh743/
Goncalveas743/
Goonçalves743/
Gonsalvhis742/
Gonchalves742/
Goincalves742/
Gonzcalves742/
Ggoncalves742/
Honsalvesh742/
Gansalvesh741/
Gonnzalves741/
Gonsalvish741/
Gojncalves741/
Goncalvesz741/
Ghanzolves741/
G'Oncalves741/
Goncalvhes741/
Kgoncalves741/
Gonçalvess740/
Ghoncalves740/
Gonhcalves740/
Gonzalveis740/
Go'ncalves740/
Goncalve71424/
Gonzalve71223/
Gonçalve7126/
Oncalves7117/
Gonsalvi719/
Onçalves714/
Gonzolva710/
Ghonsalvhis701/
Goncalvessc701/
D'Goncalves700/
Goncaaalves700/
Gonzalvez676,311/
Goncalvez673,902/
Gancalves67323/
Gonçalvez67264/
Goncalvis67144/
Gonzálvez67102/
Gonzalbes6778/
Gonsalvij6758/
Gonzalvis6738/
Goncalbes6734/
Gomçalves6722/
Goncalues6718/
Gonsalbez6718/
Gançalves6710/
Gunsalvis6710/
Gonsalviz678/
Goncalvea676/
Gonzalues675/
Gonjalvis674/
Guncalves674/
Honcalves673/
Gonçalvis672/
Ghonsalvi672/
Gansalvis672/
Ooncalves672/
Gunsalvez671/
Gonsalbis671/
Gonsalwis671/
Gonçalbes671/
Goncalvee671/
Goncalvey671/
Gonzàlvez671/
Gonçalver671/
Gonçalvex671/
Goncalwes671/
Gomsalues671/
Gomsalvis671/
Ganzalves670/
Goncalvec670/
Gonnçalve670/
Ghoncalve670/

Gonsolves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gonsolves in the Marathi language
घोन्सालिवसghonsalivasa-

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