Gonzalo Surname

20,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Gonzalo 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.

Gonzalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain12,4301:3,761461
Philippines4,4741:22,6282,954
Peru3,9881:7,9701,197
Argentina1,8351:23,2931,941
United States6931:523,02943,647
Venezuela4481:67,4202,931
Colombia4361:109,5743,802
France3861:172,08026,779
Mexico3061:405,6418,009
Cuba2111:54,6102,157
Costa Rica1601:29,875874
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Chile1151:153,1875,204
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Ecuador451:353,4639,524
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Canada371:995,82774,831
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
England301:1,857,26974,552
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Benin291:356,40027,355
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
China41:341,830,39216,990
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Gonzálo (1) are calculated separately.

Gonzalo (516,227) may also be a first name.

Gonzalo 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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Gonzalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gonzalo (Marathi: गोन्झालो, Russian: Гонзало) is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Gonzálo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonzalo? popularity and diffusion

Gonzalo is the 20,867th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 278,650 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Gonzalo reside; 48 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,956th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 516,227 people.

The surname Gonzalo is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 12,430 people, or 1 in 3,761. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Madrid, where 29 percent are found, Castile and León, where 17 percent are found and Catalonia, where 11 percent are found. Other than Spain it occurs in 81 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Peru, where 15 percent are found.

Gonzalo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gonzalo are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gonzalo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 14.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,643 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $26,378,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.25% less than the national average, earning $38,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $51,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gonzalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gonzalo in the Marathi language
गोन्झालोgonjhalo-
Gonzalo in the Russian language
Гонзалоgonzalo-

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