Gonçalves Monteiro Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Gonçalves Monteiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gonçalves Monteiro 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 Verde241:22,068833
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Goncalves Monteiro (7) are calculated separately.

Gonçalves Monteiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gonçalves Monteiro is found most frequently in Cape Verde. It may be rendered as: Goncalves Monteiro. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gonçalves Monteiro live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Luso-West Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cape Verde, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 22,068. In Cape Verde it is mostly found in: Santiago, where 79 percent live, Fogo, where 17 percent live and Brava, where 4 percent live. Besides Cape Verde Gonçalves Monteiro occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

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 Monteiro987/
Gonçalves-Monteiro941/
Goncalves Montero911/
Goncalves-Monteiro891/

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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
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Monteiro
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