Gonzalvez Surname

77,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Gonzalvez 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.

Gonzalvez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,9961:11,7001,361
France8111:81,90211,608
Argentina7691:55,5834,693
Uruguay3411:10,0641,131
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
India131:59,005,029552,550
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

The alternate forms: Gonzálvez (102), Gonzalvêz (1), Gonzàlvez (1) & Gónzálvez (1) are calculated separately.

Gonzalvez 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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Gonzalvez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gonzalvez has its highest incidence in Spain. It may be rendered as a variant: Gonzálvez, Gonzalvêz, Gonzàlvez or Gónzálvez. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonzalvez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gonzalvez is the 77,508th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,154,737 people. The last name Gonzalvez is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Gonzalvez reside; 63 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name Gonzalvez is most common in Spain, where it is borne by 3,996 people, or 1 in 11,700. In Spain it is mostly found in: Valencian Community, where 42 percent are found, Murcia, where 15 percent are found and Andalusia, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Spain this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 12 percent are found.

Gonzalvez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gonzalvez are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gonzalvez earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 27.58% less than the national average, earning $16,440,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $39,580 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonzálvez96102/
Gonzalvêz961/
Gonzàlvez961/
Gonzalve94223/
Gónzálvez931/
Goncalvez893,902/
Gonzalves891,591/
Gonsalvez89898/
Gonçalvez89264/
Gonzalbez89234/
Gonzaluez8913/
Gonzalwez895/
Gonzalviz892/
Gonzcalves842/
Gonszalves841/
Gonnzalves841/
Gonzalvise841/
Goncalvesz841/
Gonzalveis840/
Goncalve82424/
Gonsalve82132/
Gonçalve8226/
Gonzalbe8211/
Gonçalves78780,839/
Gonsalves7863,851/
Goncalves7846,545/
Gonzalbes7878/
Gonzalvis7838/
Gonsalbez7818/
Gonsalviz788/
Gonjalves788/
Goncalvea786/
Gonsalvej785/
Gonzalues785/
Gonzálbez785/
Gancalvez784/
Gonxalves784/
Goncalvee781/
Goncalvey781/
Gonzaluiz781/
Gonçalver781/
Goncalbez781/
Gonçalvex781/
Ganzalves780/
Gonsalver780/
Goncalvec780/
Gonnçalve780/
Gonssalve780/
Gonsalvec780/
Ghoncalve780/
Gonsalvea780/
Ghonsalves74695/
Goncalveis7472/
Gonssalves7430/
Gonsalveis7416/
Gonsalvies7415/
Goncalvess7414/
Gonçalveis7413/
Goncallves749/
Gonçallves747/
Gooncalves747/
Gonncalves747/
Goncalvees747/
Gonscalves746/
Gonsalvesh745/
Goncaalves745/
Gonnçalves744/
Gonsalveas744/
Gonsalvese744/
Gonsaalves743/
Goonsalves743/
Gonsalvees743/
Goncalvies743/
Goncalveas743/
Goncalveds743/
Goonçalves743/
Gonsalvess743/
Goncçalves742/
Gonchalves742/
Goincalves742/
Goncealves742/
Ggoncalves742/
Gonsalvhes741/
Gojncalves741/
G'Oncalves741/
Goncalvhes741/
Kgoncalves741/
Gonsçalves740/
Gonçalvess740/
Goncalveec740/
Ghoncalves740/
Goinsalves740/
Gosnsalves740/
Gonhcalves740/
Gonnsalves740/
Gonsaslves740/
Go'ncalves740/
Oncalves7117/
Gonsalvi719/
Onçalves714/
Goncalvi711/
Gonsolve710/
Gonzolva710/
Ghonnsalves702/
Goncalvessc701/
D'Goncalves700/
Goncaaalves700/
Gonsalvis673,708/
Gancalves67323/
Goncalvis67144/
Gonsalvij6758/
Goncalbes6734/
Gonsalbes6728/
Gonsalues6723/
Gansalves6723/
Gomçalves6722/
Goncolves6718/
Goncalues6718/
Gonsolves6713/
Goncelves6713/
Gomsalves6711/
Gançalves6710/
Goncalvesová6710/
Gonselves677/
Goncalvesova676/
Gonsalwes675/
Gonjalvis674/
Honcalves673/
Gonçalvis672/
Ghonsalvi672/
Gonçolves672/
Gonsálves672/
Ooncalves672/
Gonçalbes671/
Gonzalbay671/
Gonzaluis671/
Gonçelves671/
Goncalwes671/
Honsalves671/

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