Gonsolves Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGonsolves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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'.
- Forebears.ioGonsolves Demographics
Average Gonsolves Salary in
South Africa
R 363,492
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gonsolves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonsolves Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gonsolves (Marathi: घोन्सालिवस) is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonsolves? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gonsolves is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Gonsolves live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Gonsolves is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 75 percent live, Free State, where 13 percent live and Northern Cape, where 13 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Gonsolves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gonsolves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gonsolves surname decreased 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
Gonsolves Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gonsolves in the Marathi language | ||
| घोन्सालिवस | ghonsalivasa | - |
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