Gonzaga Surname

2,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Philippines

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil137,0181:1,562171
Philippines67,4261:1,50189
Mexico10,3121:12,0371,140
Mozambique8,6521:3,151752
Angola4,3381:6,222843
Ecuador3,8011:4,185708
United States2,4641:147,10215,185
Peru2,0691:15,3621,943
Portugal1,0951:9,514832
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Spain7151:65,3875,885
Uganda6631:58,8836,869
Nicaragua3361:17,920936
Costa Rica2301:20,783729
Argentina2161:197,88616,431
Canada2091:176,29517,615
Italy2081:294,02337,273
Tanzania1821:290,88822,561
Guatemala1281:125,6463,200
Paraguay1231:58,8351,626
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
Venezuela1181:255,9676,291
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
England651:857,20145,134
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Australia631:428,50333,982
Uruguay571:60,2066,510
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
France531:1,253,259128,888
Colombia501:955,4819,064
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Micronesia401:2,656477
East Timor361:33,776107
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Honduras181:489,8023,355
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Cape Verde161:33,1031,244
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
El Salvador141:453,1352,829
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
India141:54,790,384527,769
Belgium131:884,35769,774
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Guam81:20,0153,029
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Macau21:300,8151,009
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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.

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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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gonzaga in the Russian language
Гонзагаgonzaga-

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