Gonçalves Lopes Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cape Verde
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Gonçalves Lopes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gonçalves Lopes Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cape Verde351:15,133552
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Goncalves Lopes (64) are calculated separately.

Gonçalves Lopes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gonçalves Lopes is found in Cape Verde more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Goncalves Lopes. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonçalves Lopes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Gonçalves Lopes is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gonçalves Lopes live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Luso-West Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Cape Verde, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 15,133. In Cape Verde it is most frequent in: Santiago, where 51 percent reside, Fogo, where 43 percent reside and Boa Vista, where 3 percent reside. Other than Cape Verde this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goncalves Lopes9864/
Gongalves Lopes931/
Goncalveslopes902/
Goncalves Lopez874/
Goncalves-Lopes872/
Concalves Lopes871/
Goncalves-Lopez801/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gonçalves Lopes
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