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
Gonzaga (Russian: Гонзага) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Gónzaga. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonzaga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,262nd most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 30,049 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Gonzaga are found; 59 percent are found in South America and 56 percent are found in Luso-South America. Gonzaga is also the 54,254th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 11,976 people.
The last name Gonzaga is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 137,018 people, or 1 in 1,562. In Brazil Gonzaga is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 20 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent are found and Bahia, where 9 percent are found. Beside Brazil this surname occurs in 86 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gonzaga last name grew 49,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gonzaga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gonzaga last name are 42.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.69% being 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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Footnotes
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