Gonzalves Surname
Approximately 1,591 people bear this surname
Gonzalves Surname User-submission:
Gonçalves is a Portuguese language surname, common in Lusophone. It is a patronymic surname (derived from the name of a male ancestor) from the latinised Visigothic personal name, Gundisalvus, in Portuguese: Gonçalo. The Spanish form is Gonzalo, progenitor of the common Spanish surname Gonzalez.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 290 | 1:1,249,858 | 88,263 |
| France | 220 | 1:301,921 | 46,106 |
| Spain | 207 | 1:225,855 | 14,954 |
| Brazil | 133 | 1:1,609,581 | 53,222 |
| South Africa | 117 | 1:463,057 | 38,677 |
| Argentina | 115 | 1:371,682 | 28,832 |
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| Philippines | 102 | 1:992,532 | 85,691 |
| Uruguay | 43 | 1:79,808 | 8,179 |
| Luxembourg | 40 | 1:14,514 | 3,173 |
| Paraguay | 34 | 1:212,845 | 3,891 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Seychelles | 23 | 1:4,017 | 661 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Gonzalves Surname Meaning
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Gonçalves is a Portuguese language surname, common in Lusophone. It is a patronymic surname (derived from the name of a male ancestor) from the latinised Visigothic personal name, Gundisalvus, in Portuguese: Gonçalo. The Spanish form is Gonzalo, progenitor of the common Spanish surname Gonzalez. The name comes from the Germanic gunþ (or gund), meaning 'war' or 'battle'.
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Where Does The Last Name Gonzalves Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gonzalves has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gonzalves.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonzalves? popularity and diffusion
It is the 249,495th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,580,481 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Gonzalves are found; 24 percent are found in South America and 19 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Gonzalves is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 1,249,858. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 56 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 41 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent are found and Spain, where 13 percent are found.
Gonzalves Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gonzalves surname are 43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.23% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gonzalves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.28% more than the national average, earning R 395,136 per year; in United States they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $50,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $53,708 CAD per year.
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