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'.
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Gonza Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Gonza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gonza (Russian: Гонза) is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Gonzá or Gonzà. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonza? popularity and diffusion
Gonza is the 34,486th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 474,264 people. Gonza occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Gonza live; 53 percent live in South America and 40 percent live in Andean South America. Gonza is also the 268,173rd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 914 people.
The surname is most common in Peru, where it is held by 4,343 people, or 1 in 7,318. In Peru it is primarily found in: Piura Region, where 30 percent reside, Lima Province, where 22 percent reside and Puno Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Peru it exists in 72 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 26 percent reside and Argentina, where 13 percent reside.
Gonza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gonza has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gonza surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gonza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gonza surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the political 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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