Gonzales Surname

511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,051,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Gonzales Surname Definition:

(Spanish) The worker in metals, a smith; the son of Gundisalv (battle, elf).

Gonzales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines293,7871:3458
United States239,5501:1,513118
Peru215,5871:14715
Bolivia80,6851:13212
Colombia53,3351:896195
Honduras46,0071:19235
Mexico27,2631:4,553592
Guatemala19,9621:806142
Spain13,5261:3,456414
Brazil10,2261:20,934994
Nicaragua7,8051:771163
France7,5771:8,766767
Ecuador4,7221:3,368581
Argentina4,3371:9,856942
Dominican Republic3,4131:3,057387
Canada2,4391:15,1072,224
Venezuela2,2881:13,2011,113
Cuba2,2121:5,209596
Trinidad and Tobago1,9391:70385
El Salvador1,9051:3,330421
Panama1,1031:3,547436
Chile1,0641:16,5571,155
Germany9041:89,05511,217
Australia7971:33,8724,466
England7581:73,5078,376
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Italy7221:84,70514,730
Indonesia4961:266,63124,116
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Bahrain3671:3,675626
Belize3391:1,049244
Jamaica3331:8,618977
Russia3101:464,91343,561
Thailand3001:235,46139,869
Belgium2801:41,0596,726
Paraguay2331:31,0591,055
Netherlands2231:75,72712,826
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
United Arab Emirates1651:55,5295,413
Malaysia1541:191,52111,379
Uruguay1521:22,5772,616
Japan1501:852,29518,638
Guam1441:1,112164
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
Switzerland1171:70,1968,406
Oman1021:36,1572,454
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Taiwan821:285,9122,346
Qatar751:31,4403,355
Puerto Rico731:48,6321,125
Austria711:119,93616,774
Norway621:82,94011,515
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Sweden581:169,77211,770
South Africa571:950,48660,033
United States Virgin Islands571:1,936323
Bahamas491:7,995667
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Hong Kong471:156,0742,945
China421:32,555,2751,726
Azerbaijan401:241,2285,983
Northern Mariana Islands391:1,399186
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Greece371:299,45443,754
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Micronesia281:3,794566
Wales271:114,6128,773
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Costa Rica241:199,1702,552
Malta241:17,9281,021
Hungary231:426,79528,704
India211:36,526,923420,161
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Macau171:35,390346
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Finland151:366,44725,366
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Vietnam141:6,617,5752,518
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Haiti121:890,32611,483
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Saint Lucia111:16,2531,328
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Palau91:2,40559
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Egypt81:11,491,96962,263
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Greenland71:8,054710
Angola61:4,498,2026,967
Ghana61:4,503,44915,363
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Bangladesh51:31,871,35517,304
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Congo51:997,81917,129
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Sudan51:7,502,0398,188
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Fiji41:223,5982,635
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Laos31:2,196,1081,879
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Anguilla21:6,718471
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Libya21:3,121,9876,135
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Mongolia21:1,412,64416,950
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6541:8,8821,137

The alternate forms: Gonzáles (195), Gonzalès (20), Gonzàles (12), Gónzales (6) & Gonzalés (3) are calculated separately.

Gonzales (2,021) may also be a first name.

Gonzales Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish) The worker in metals, a smith; the son of Gundisalv (battle, elf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

GUNSALUS: Goncalez, the son of Goncale, the supposed founder of Castile. Gonzales, Spanish; Gonsalves (Portugese.), consolation, in safety, in salvation.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Or Gonzalves (Spanish), Gonzalvo's. (variant: Diaz.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Gonzales Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gonzales Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gonzales (Russian: Гонзалес) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Gonzáles, Gonzalès, Gonzàles, Gónzales or Gonzalés. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonzales? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 511th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,933 people. The last name Gonzales is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Gonzales are found; 35 percent are found in South America and 29 percent are found in Andean South America. Gonzales is also the 168,031st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 2,021 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 293,787 people, or 1 in 345. In The Philippines Gonzales is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 21 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 20 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 16 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name exists in 179 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Peru, where 21 percent reside.

Gonzales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gonzales has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gonzales surname expanded 4,237 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 25,267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gonzales Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gonzales last name is predominantly Orthodox (62%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gonzales last name are 41.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gonzales earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 42.21% less than the national average, earning €17,354 per year; in Norway they earn 21.96% less than the national average, earning 270,065 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,982 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning R 220,920 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $24,521,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.65% less than the national average, earning $37,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $45,849 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonzáles96195/
Gonzalès9620/
Gonzàles9612/
Gónzales966/
Gonzalés963/
Gonzalles9487/
Gonzalezs9461/
Gonzalesz9449/
Gonzaless9434/
Gonzzales9427/
Gonzaales9415/
Gonnzales9413/
Gonzalees948/
Gonzalies946/
Gonzsales946/
Gonzaleas946/
Ggonzales945/
Gonzaeles945/
Goonzales945/
Gonzeales944/
Goinzales944/
Gonxzales942/
Ghonzales942/
Ngonzales942/
Gonzalese941/
Gonzaules941/
Gonzaleis941/
Gonszales941/
Gonzalhes941/
Gonzalesd941/
Gojnzales941/
Gomnzales941/
Gonz'ales941/
Gonzale93848/
Gonzals9341/
Onzales9312/
Ggonzalezs891/
D'Gonzales891/
Gonzalless891/
Gonzzalles891/
Gonzalez888,758,484/
Gonsales887,538/
Goncales883,449/
Gonçales88350/
Gonzalea88249/
Gonzalis88211/
Ganzales88178/
Gonzalex88154/
Gonzoles88142/
Gonzeles88110/
Gomzales8865/
Gunzales8842/
Gonzalze8820/
Gonzaley8817/
Gonzaler8816/
Gonzalec8814/
Gonzaled8811/
Gonxales8810/
Gonzalie886/
Gonzalee885/
Gonjales884/
Gonzóles884/
Gonzalsz882/
Gonzalet882/
Gonzasle881/
Honzales881/
Gonzalls881/
Gonzzale881/
Gonzalle881/
Ngonzale881/
Gonzalys881/
Gonzalesová844/
Goncalles82124/
Gonzalezz8294/
Gonzallez8249/
Gonnzalez8242/
Goonzalez8241/
Gonzzalez8237/
Gonzaleez8226/
Gonzaalez8225/
Gonsalles8221/
Ggonzalez8219/
Goinzalez8214/
Ganzalest8214/
Gonz'alez8213/
Gonzaleaz8212/
Gonzalerz829/
Gonçalles828/
Gonsaless828/
Gonzaliez828/
Gonzaález828/
Gonzalezp827/
Hgonzalez827/
Cgonzalez826/
Gomnzalez826/
Gonzale'z826/
Gonsaeles826/
Gonzaslez825/
Ghonzalez825/
Gonzáalez825/
Gonzaledz825/
Gonxzalez824/
Gonzailez824/
Gonzalezh824/
Ngonzalez824/
Ñgonzalez824/
Gonzalezt823/
Gonzalexz823/
Gonza'lez823/
Gonzaelez823/
Kgonzalez823/
Gonzallis823/
Gonzealez822/
Gohnzalez822/
Goncalies822/
Gonzsalez822/
Gonzaĭlez822/
Gonsalies822/
Gonzallys822/
Ghonsales821/
Gonsalees821/
Gonsalhes821/
Gonzeyles821/
Gonzolles821/
Gonciales821/
Gondsales821/
Gonjzalez821/
Gonssales821/
Gounzalez821/
Gontzalez821/
Gonzalezç821/
Gonzaluis821/
Gonzaulez821/
Gonzaàlez821/
Gonzálezs821/
Gojnzalez821/
Goncalees821/
Gonzallet821/
Gonsalges821/
Gonzali80221/
Gonzalz80160/
Ganzale80122/
Gonzala8056/
Gonsale8054/
Goncale8051/
Onzalez8050/
Gonjale8042/
Gonzále807/
Gonzaly803/
Gonzalí802/
Gonçale802/
Gomzale802/
Gonzole801/
Onsales801/
Goncals801/
D'Gonzalez787/
Gandzaleas783/
Gunzaulies781/
Ngandzales781/
González7555,740/
Gonsalez7512,551/
Goncalez752,080/
Gonzalia75940/
Gonzàlez75831/
Gonzolez75447/
Gonzelez75422/
Ganzalez75301/
Gonsalis75237/
Gansales75222/
Gomzalez75193/
Gónzalez75140/
Gonçalez75132/
Gonzaléz7562/
Nganzale7562/
Gonzzali7559/
Honsales7556/
Gonsauls7541/
Gonxalez7537/
Gonzaliz7529/
Gunzalez7520/
Gonzalio7519/
Gunsales7512/
Gonzälez7512/
Gunzalis7511/
Honzalez7510/
Gonzélez7510/
Gonzólez7510/
Ghonsale759/
Goncalec758/
Gonzãlez758/
Gonjalez756/
Gonsalze756/
Gonzâlez756/
Gonzalèz755/
Gonzallz754/
Gònzalez754/
Gonsalee753/
Gonsaleh753/
Gonzolex753/
Gonceles753/
Gonzalli753/
Gonzálex753/
Gomjales753/
Gonzelis752/
Goncalis752/
Gomsales752/
Gonsalle752/
Gonzzalí752/
Gonzálea752/
Gonseles751/
Gonsoles751/
Gonçalle751/
Gonsaley751/
Ngonzali751/
Ganzeles751/
Gonsalse751/
Gonzalla751/
Gonzálze751/
Gonzèlez751/
Gonzālez751/
Gánzalez751/
Gónzalea751/
Ngonzole751/
Gomzalex751/
Goncalle751/
Goncalls751/
Gonszali751/
Gonzolis750/
Gunzoles750/
Gonsaler750/
Gonzalezová7425/
Gonzálesová7410/
Gonzalezova741/
Gonzzález7186/
Ghonsalis7143/
Gunsaules7120/
Gonzálezz7112/
Onzols717/
Gonzzalli717/
Gonsalezz716/
Goncallez715/
Gonsallez714/
Gonsaliss713/
Ggonzález713/
Gonnzález713/
Goonzález713/
Gonzáleez713/
Gunsalles712/
Gonzolezz712/
Gonzállez712/
Ghonzález712/
Gonsalish711/
Gonzoilez711/
Goncalezz711/
Gonzaluiz711/
Gonzálexz711/
Gonzálezh711/
Gonzálezp711/
Goncaille711/
Góónzalez711/
Gonzollis710/
Ganjale671,380/
Gomsale67838/
Ganzala67382/
Gondcaille67147/
Ganzali6798/
Ansales6770/
Gonsali6765/
Gonjali6755/
Goncali6755/
Gunsaulies6722/
Gonzola678/
Gonsala677/
Ancales677/
Ghonsaluis674/
Gonzálz673/
Gonzoli672/
Onzález672/
Gomjale672/
Onsoles671/
Ganzalz671/
Gunsallies671/
Gonzolz671/
Gansale671/
Ganjals671/
Gonjaly671/
Anjales671/
Goncaly671/
Gonsaly671/

Gonzales Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gonzales in the Russian language
Гонзалесgonzales-

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