Gonzaga Surname
Approximately 242,520 people bear this surname
Gonzaga Surname User-submission:
It is a patronomic surname, which comes from the mountainous borders of Spain. It is made up of two elements: Gonzalo, a personal name derived from the Visigothic Gundesaelf, meaning 'battle elf', and -ez, the Spanish patronymic suffix.
Gonzaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 137,018 | 1:1,562 | 171 |
| Philippines | 67,426 | 1:1,501 | 89 |
| Mexico | 10,312 | 1:12,037 | 1,140 |
| Mozambique | 8,652 | 1:3,151 | 752 |
| Angola | 4,338 | 1:6,222 | 843 |
| Ecuador | 3,801 | 1:4,185 | 708 |
| United States | 2,464 | 1:147,102 | 15,185 |
| Peru | 2,069 | 1:15,362 | 1,943 |
| Portugal | 1,095 | 1:9,514 | 832 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,073 | 1:28,757 | 4,075 |
| Spain | 715 | 1:65,387 | 5,885 |
| Uganda | 663 | 1:58,883 | 6,869 |
| Nicaragua | 336 | 1:17,920 | 936 |
| Costa Rica | 230 | 1:20,783 | 729 |
| Argentina | 216 | 1:197,886 | 16,431 |
| Canada | 209 | 1:176,295 | 17,615 |
| Italy | 208 | 1:294,023 | 37,273 |
| Tanzania | 182 | 1:290,888 | 22,561 |
| Guatemala | 128 | 1:125,646 | 3,200 |
| Paraguay | 123 | 1:58,835 | 1,626 |
| Singapore | 120 | 1:45,898 | 1,743 |
| Venezuela | 118 | 1:255,967 | 6,291 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Uruguay | 57 | 1:60,206 | 6,510 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Colombia | 50 | 1:955,481 | 9,064 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| Micronesia | 40 | 1:2,656 | 477 |
| East Timor | 36 | 1:33,776 | 107 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Honduras | 18 | 1:489,802 | 3,355 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Cape Verde | 16 | 1:33,103 | 1,244 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| El Salvador | 14 | 1:453,135 | 2,829 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 1:44,356 | 2,027 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Gónzaga (1) are calculated separately.
Gonzaga (11,976) may also be a first name.
Gonzaga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a patronomic surname, which comes from the mountainous borders of Spain. It is made up of two elements: Gonzalo, a personal name derived from the Visigothic Gundesaelf, meaning 'battle elf', and -ez, the Spanish patronymic suffix.
- gleicianesoaresGonzaga Demographics
Average Male Gonzaga Height
171.87 cm
Average Female Gonzaga Height
162.09 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gonzaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonzaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gonzaga (Russian: Гонзага) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Gónzaga. For other potential spellings of Gonzaga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonzaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,262nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,049 people. The surname Gonzaga occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Gonzaga reside; 59 percent reside in South America and 56 percent reside in Luso-South America. Gonzaga is also the 54,254th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 11,976 people.
The last name Gonzaga is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 137,018 people, or 1 in 1,562. In Brazil Gonzaga is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 20 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent are found and Bahia, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Gonzaga occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 28 percent are found and Mexico, where 4 percent are found.
Gonzaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gonzaga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gonzaga last name expanded 49,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gonzaga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gonzaga are 42.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.69% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gonzaga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning €31,656 per year; in Norway they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning 290,725 kr per year; in Peru they earn 33.48% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,895 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.12% more than the national average, earning R 306,828 per year; in Colombia they earn 48.21% more than the national average, earning $33,646,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $45,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $49,391 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gonzaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga in the Russian language | ||
| Гонзага | gonzaga | - |
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