González Surname

10,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Panama

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain16,4701:2,839336
Mexico15,0881:8,227911
Cuba4,9431:2,331342
Panama3,4001:1,151202
Dominican Republic1,9721:5,291549
Guatemala1,9421:8,281977
Puerto Rico1,7481:2,031206
Argentina1,6981:25,1732,115
Chile1,4541:12,116980
Venezuela1,4011:21,5591,522
Colombia1,1671:40,9382,267
United States6401:566,34246,539
Uruguay5971:5,748644
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Germany3441:234,02725,880
England3171:175,76715,993
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Portugal1981:52,6172,944
Costa Rica1811:26,409822
France1641:405,01759,459
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
Belgium1431:80,39612,660
Netherlands1341:126,02419,691
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Ecuador951:167,4307,370
Ireland761:61,9604,107
Switzerland711:115,67511,889
Italy651:940,87268,025
Peru511:623,21815,580
Czechia441:241,67033,051
Bolivia361:294,9014,296
Australia341:793,99150,673
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Malta241:17,9281,021
China231:59,448,7643,236
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Nicaragua171:354,1823,204
Equatorial Guinea161:70,980225
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Andorra141:5,9881,127
Curaçao141:11,232389
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Norway111:467,48139,375
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Estonia81:165,22626,217
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Wales81:386,81619,671
Finland71:785,24338,644
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
India61:127,844,230863,365
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Montserrat21:2,474299
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

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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González Last Name Facts

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonzalez968,758,484/
Gonzàlez96831/
Gónzález969/
Gonzãlez968/
Gonzâlez966/
Gonzáléz961/
Gonzālez961/
Gonzzález9486/
Gonzálezz9412/
Gonzaález948/
Gonzáalez945/
Ggonzález943/
Gonnzález943/
Goonzález943/
Gonzáleez943/
Gonzállez942/
Ghonzález942/
Gonzálexz941/
Gonzálezh941/
Gonzálezp941/
Gonzálezs941/
Gonzálz933/
Gónzalez92140/
Gonzaléz9262/
Gonzalèz925/
Gònzalez924/
Gonzolez88447/
Gonzáles88195/
Gonzólez8810/
Gonsález888/
Gomzález883/
Gonzálex883/
Gonxález882/
Ganzález881/
Gonzálze881/
Gonzálezová8439/
Gonzalezz8294/
Gonzalezs8261/
Gonzallez8249/
Gonzalesz8249/
Gonnzalez8242/
Goonzalez8241/
Gonzzalez8237/
Gonzaleez8226/
Gonzaalez8225/
Ggonzalez8219/
Goinzalez8214/
Gonz'alez8213/
Gonzaleaz8212/
Gonzalerz829/
Gonzaliez828/
Gonzalezp827/
Hgonzalez827/
Cgonzalez826/
Gomnzalez826/
Gonzale'z826/
Gonzaslez825/
Ghonzalez825/
Gonzaledz825/
Gonxzalez824/
Gonzailez824/
Gonzalezh824/
Ngonzalez824/
Ñgonzalez824/
Gonzalezt823/
Gonzalexz823/
Gonza'lez823/
Kgonzalez823/
Gonzealez822/
Gohnzalez822/
Gonzsalez822/
Gonzaĭlez822/
Gonzolezz822/
Gonzoilez821/
Gonjzalez821/
Gounzalez821/
Gonzalezç821/
Gonzaulez821/
Gonzaàlez821/
Gojnzalez821/
Gonzalz80160/
Gonzolz801/
D'Gonzalez787/
Ggonzalezs781/
Gonzales751,051,093/
Gonsalez7512,551/
Goncalez752,080/
Ganzalez75301/
Gomzalez75193/
Gonzalex75154/
Gonzoles75142/
Gonçalez75132/
Gonxalez7537/
Gonzaliz7529/
Gonzalze7520/
Gonzalec7514/
Gonzàles7512/
Gonjalez756/
Ganzolez755/
Gonzallz754/
Gonsolez754/
Gonzóles754/
Gonzolex753/
Gonzalsz752/
Gonsàlez751/
Gomzàlez751/
Gánzalez751/
Gonzalezová7425/
Gonzálesová7410/
Gonzalezova741/
Gonzalles7187/
Gonzaless7134/
Gonzzales7127/
Gonzaales7115/
Gonnzales7113/
Gonzalees718/
Gonzalies716/
Gonsalezz716/
Gonzsales716/
Gonzaleas716/
Ggonzales715/
Goonzales715/
Goncallez715/
Gonsallez714/
Gonzeales714/
Goinzales714/
Gonxzales712/
Ghonzales712/
Ngonzales712/
Gonzalese711/
Gonzaules711/
Gonzeyles711/
Gonzolles711/
Goncalezz711/
Gonzaleis711/
Gonszales711/
Gonzalhes711/
Gonzalesd711/
Gonzaluiz711/
Gojnzales711/
Gomnzales711/
Góónzalez711/
Gonz'ales711/
Gonzals6741/
Ganzalz671/
D'Gonzales671/
Gonzalless671/
Gonzzalles671/

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