Gonza Surname
Approximately 15,366 people bear this surname
Gonza Surname User-submission:
The Gonza surname is of African-Rutooro origin. The meaning of the surname is 'love'.
Gonza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 4,343 | 1:7,318 | 1,109 |
| Uganda | 4,068 | 1:9,597 | 1,624 |
| Argentina | 2,038 | 1:20,973 | 1,762 |
| Ecuador | 1,432 | 1:11,107 | 1,789 |
| Tanzania | 820 | 1:64,563 | 6,849 |
| Philippines | 728 | 1:139,063 | 23,477 |
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Bolivia | 313 | 1:33,918 | 2,187 |
| Russia | 211 | 1:683,048 | 58,412 |
| United States | 165 | 1:2,196,721 | 138,143 |
| Taiwan | 158 | 1:148,384 | 1,334 |
| Spain | 103 | 1:453,903 | 23,687 |
| Transnistria | 90 | 1:5,274 | 935 |
| Slovenia | 88 | 1:28,269 | 5,866 |
| Zimbabwe | 83 | 1:186,003 | 22,110 |
| Moldova | 39 | 1:91,317 | 11,266 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Croatia | 21 | 1:201,362 | 24,020 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Guatemala | 8 | 1:2,010,334 | 6,458 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Gonzá (3) & Gonzà (1) are calculated separately.
Gonza (914) may also be a first name.
Gonza Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Gonza surname is of African-Rutooro origin. The meaning of the surname is 'love'.
- keanu1015Gonza Demographics
Average Gonza Salary in
United States
$33,980 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gonza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gonza (Russian: Гонза) occurs more in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gonzá or Gonzà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonza? popularity and diffusion
Gonza is the 34,486th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 474,264 people. The surname Gonza occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Gonza reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 268,173rd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 914 people.
Gonza is most commonly used in Peru, where it is carried by 4,343 people, or 1 in 7,318. In Peru Gonza is most numerous in: Piura Region, where 30 percent live, Lima Province, where 22 percent live and Puno Region, where 12 percent live. Other than Peru this last name exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 26 percent live and Argentina, where 13 percent live.
Gonza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gonza has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gonza last name rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gonza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Gonza are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.57% being registered with the party.
The amount Gonza earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 27.96% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,964 per year; in United States they earn 21.25% less than the national average, earning $33,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.63% less than the national average, earning $41,423 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gonza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gonza in the Russian language | ||
| Гонза | gonza | - |
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