Gonçalo Surname
Approximately 7,819 people bear this surname
Gonçalo Surname User-submission:
The Gonçalo surname comes from Latin Gonsalvus and Germanic Gunþisalbō, a compound of gunþiz ('war, battle') and salbō ('settler, assuager'), meaning 'warrior'.
Gonçalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 6,507 | 1:4,148 | 601 |
| Portugal | 1,028 | 1:10,134 | 869 |
| Brazil | 231 | 1:926,729 | 33,128 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 19 | 1:9,338 | 607 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Goncalo (7,977) are calculated separately.
Gonçalo (67,055) may also be a first name.
Gonçalo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Gonçalo surname comes from Latin Gonsalvus and Germanic Gunþisalbō, a compound of gunþiz ('war, battle') and salbō ('settler, assuager'), meaning 'warrior'.
- goncasramosGonçalo Demographics
Average Male Gonçalo Height
170.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gonçalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonçalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gonçalo occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Goncalo. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonçalo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 64,024th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 932,030 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Gonçalo live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Gonçalo is also the 14,403rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 67,055 people.
Gonçalo is most widely held in Angola, where it is carried by 6,507 people, or 1 in 4,148. Besides Angola Gonçalo is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Gonçalo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gonçalo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gonçalo last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goncalo | 95 | 7,977 | / |
| Gonçallo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gonçalos | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gonzalo | 86 | 26,153 | / |
| Gonsalo | 86 | 160 | / |
| Gonçala | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gonzalgo | 80 | 1,244 | / |
| Gonzalos | 80 | 330 | / |
| Goncallo | 80 | 79 | / |
| Gonzallo | 80 | 60 | / |
| Gonsallo | 80 | 35 | / |
| Gonzaloz | 80 | 21 | / |
| Gonzalio | 80 | 19 | / |
| Gonsalgo | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gonsalod | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gonnzalo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gonsalos | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gonzalod | 80 | 3 | / |
| Goncalho | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gonchalo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonsalho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonzaloo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gooncalo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonncalo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonzaluo | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gonsaloo | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ngoonsalo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gonzolo | 71 | 76 | / |
| Gonzala | 71 | 56 | / |
| Ganzalo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Goncolo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Goncala | 71 | 14 | / |
| Gonsala | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gansalo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gonzálo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganjalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gancalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonzalia | 67 | 940 | / |
| Gonzalas | 67 | 407 | / |
| Gansallo | 67 | 237 | / |
| Gonzalaz | 67 | 229 | / |
| Gonchala | 67 | 187 | / |
| Gandjalo | 67 | 122 | / |
| Ganzallo | 67 | 77 | / |
| Ngonzolo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gondžala | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gontsolo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gonsalas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gonsalla | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gonzalga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gonzolos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gonssala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ganjallo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gondzala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngonzala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonzaláz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonzalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganzalos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganzhalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonsalia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goonjala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonsala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonsaula | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gonçalo
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