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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Where Does The Last Name Gonza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gonza (Russian: Гонза) is held by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Gonzá or Gonzà. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 34,486th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 474,264 people. The last name Gonza occurs mostly 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 forename throughout the world It is held by 914 people.
Gonza is most numerous in Peru, where it is held by 4,343 people, or 1 in 7,318. In Peru Gonza is primarily found in: Piura Region, where 30 percent are found, Lima Province, where 22 percent are found and Puno Region, where 12 percent are found. Not including Peru this surname is found in 72 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 13 percent are found.
Gonza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gonza has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gonza surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gonza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gonza surname is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Gonza surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.57% being 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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