González Surname
Approximately 55,740 people bear this surname
González Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'son of Gonzalo'. It is a surname that comes from the time of the Visigoths and since the Middle Ages it is a very common surname in Spain. Gonzalo means 'spirit of war'. It is Patronymic last name for its suffix ending in -ez.
González Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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Spain | 16,470 | 1:2,839 | 336 |
Mexico | 15,088 | 1:8,227 | 911 |
Cuba | 4,943 | 1:2,331 | 342 |
Panama | 3,400 | 1:1,151 | 202 |
Dominican Republic | 1,972 | 1:5,291 | 549 |
Guatemala | 1,942 | 1:8,281 | 977 |
Puerto Rico | 1,748 | 1:2,031 | 206 |
Argentina | 1,698 | 1:25,173 | 2,115 |
Chile | 1,454 | 1:12,116 | 980 |
Venezuela | 1,401 | 1:21,559 | 1,522 |
Colombia | 1,167 | 1:40,938 | 2,267 |
United States | 640 | 1:566,342 | 46,539 |
Uruguay | 597 | 1:5,748 | 644 |
Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
Germany | 344 | 1:234,027 | 25,880 |
England | 317 | 1:175,767 | 15,993 |
Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
Portugal | 198 | 1:52,617 | 2,944 |
Costa Rica | 181 | 1:26,409 | 822 |
France | 164 | 1:405,017 | 59,459 |
Brazil | 155 | 1:1,381,125 | 46,713 |
Belgium | 143 | 1:80,396 | 12,660 |
Netherlands | 134 | 1:126,024 | 19,691 |
Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
Ecuador | 95 | 1:167,430 | 7,370 |
Ireland | 76 | 1:61,960 | 4,107 |
Switzerland | 71 | 1:115,675 | 11,889 |
Italy | 65 | 1:940,872 | 68,025 |
Peru | 51 | 1:623,218 | 15,580 |
Czechia | 44 | 1:241,670 | 33,051 |
Bolivia | 36 | 1:294,901 | 4,296 |
Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
Paraguay | 20 | 1:361,837 | 5,406 |
Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
Nicaragua | 17 | 1:354,182 | 3,204 |
Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
Andorra | 14 | 1:5,988 | 1,127 |
Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
The alternate forms: Gonzalez (8,758,484), Gonzàlez (831), Gónzález (9), Gonzãlez (8), Gonzâlez (6), Gonzáléz (1), Gonzālez (1), Gónzalez (140), Gonzaléz (62), Gonzalèz (5) & Gònzalez (4) are calculated separately.
González (40) may also be a first name.
González Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'son of Gonzalo'. It is a surname that comes from the time of the Visigoths and since the Middle Ages it is a very common surname in Spain. Gonzalo means 'spirit of war'. It is Patronymic last name for its suffix ending in -ez..
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Where Does The Last Name González Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name González is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gonzalez, Gonzàlez, Gónzález, Gonzãlez, Gonzâlez, Gonzáléz, Gonzālez, Gónzalez, Gonzaléz, Gonzalèz or Gònzalez. For other potential spellings of González click here.
How Common Is The Last Name González? popularity and diffusion
The surname González is the 10,101st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 130,742 people. González occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of González reside; 30 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 30 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 40 people.
This last name is most numerous in Spain, where it is borne by 16,470 people, or 1 in 2,839. In Spain González is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 30 percent reside, Andalusia, where 15 percent reside and Catalonia, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Spain it exists in 105 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 27 percent reside and Cuba, where 9 percent reside.
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