Gonzalves Surname

249,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

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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Gonzalves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
France2201:301,92146,106
Spain2071:225,85514,954
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Argentina1151:371,68228,832
Indonesia1131:1,170,34783,147
Philippines1021:992,53285,691
Uruguay431:79,8088,179
Luxembourg401:14,5143,173
Paraguay341:212,8453,891
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Seychelles231:4,017661
India171:45,121,493474,784
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

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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Gonzalves Last Name Facts

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonzcalves952/
Gonszalves951/
Gonnzalves951/
Gonzalveis950/
Gonzalve94223/
Gonçalves89780,839/
Gonsalves8963,851/
Goncalves8946,545/
Gonzalvez896,311/
Gonzalbes8978/
Gonzalvis8938/
Gonjalves898/
Gonzalues895/
Gonxalves894/
Ganzalves890/
Ghonsalves84695/
Goncalveis8472/
Gonssalves8430/
Gonsalveis8416/
Gonsalvies8415/
Goncalvess8414/
Gonçalveis8413/
Goncallves849/
Gonçallves847/
Gooncalves847/
Gonncalves847/
Goncalvees847/
Gonscalves846/
Gonsalvesh845/
Goncaalves845/
Gonnçalves844/
Gonsalveas844/
Gonsalvese844/
Gonsaalves843/
Goonsalves843/
Gonsalvees843/
Goncalvies843/
Goncalveas843/
Goonçalves843/
Gonsalvess843/
Goncçalves842/
Gonchalves842/
Goincalves842/
Goncealves842/
Ggoncalves842/
Gonsalvhes841/
Gonzalvise841/
Gojncalves841/
Goncalvesz841/
G'Oncalves841/
Goncalvhes841/
Kgoncalves841/
Gonsçalves840/
Gonçalvess840/
Ghoncalves840/
Goinsalves840/
Gosnsalves840/
Gonhcalves840/
Gonnsalves840/
Gonsaslves840/
Go'ncalves840/
Goncalve82424/
Gonsalve82132/
Gonçalve8226/
Oncalves8217/
Gonzalbe8211/
Onçalves824/
Ghonnsalves802/
Goncalvessc801/
D'Goncalves800/
Goncaaalves800/
Goncalvez783,902/
Gonsalvis783,708/
Gonsalvez78898/
Gancalves78323/
Gonçalvez78264/
Gonzalbez78234/
Goncalvis78144/
Gonzálvez78102/
Goncalbes7834/
Gonsalbes7828/
Gonsalues7823/
Gansalves7823/
Gomçalves7822/
Goncolves7818/
Goncalues7818/
Gonsolves7813/
Gonzaluez7813/
Goncelves7813/
Gomsalves7811/
Gançalves7810/
Gonselves787/
Goncalvea786/
Gonsalvej785/
Gonsalwes785/
Gonzalwez785/
Gonjalvis784/
Honcalves783/
Gonçalvis782/
Gonçolves782/
Gonsálves782/
Gonzalviz782/
Ooncalves782/
Gonçalbes781/
Goncalvee781/
Goncalvey781/
Gonzaluis781/
Gonzalvêz781/
Gonzàlvez781/
Gonçalver781/
Gonçelves781/
Gonçalvex781/
Goncalwes781/
Honsalves781/
Gonsalver780/
Goncalvec780/
Gonnçalve780/
Gonssalve780/
Gonsalvec780/
Ghoncalve780/
Gonsalvea780/
Goncalvesová7610/
Goncalvesova766/
Ghonsalvis742,268/
Gonsalbesh743/
Gonsalvhis742/
Honsalvesh742/
Gansalvesh741/
Gonsalvish741/
Ghanzolves741/
Goncalveec740/
Gonsalvi719/
Goncalvi711/
Gonsolve710/
Gonzolva710/
Ghonsalvhis701/
Gonsalvij6758/
Gonsolvis6724/
Gonsalbez6718/
Gonsalviz678/
Gonzálbez675/
Gancalvez674/
Ghonsalvi672/
Gansalvis672/
Ganjalvis671/
Gonsalbis671/
Gonsalwis671/
Gonzalbay671/
Goncálvesová671/
Gonzaluiz671/
Goncalbez671/
Gónzálvez671/
Gancalvis671/
Gomsalues671/
Gomsalvis671/
Gansolves670/

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