Gonçalves Silva Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Gonçalves Silva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gonçalves Silva 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 Verde111:48,1491,796
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Goncalves Silva (25) are calculated separately.

Gonçalves Silva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gonçalves Silva occurs more in Cape Verde more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Goncalves Silva. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gonçalves Silva.

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

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Gonçalves Silva reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Luso-West Africa.

The last name Gonçalves Silva is most frequently occurring in Cape Verde, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 48,149. In Cape Verde Gonçalves Silva is most frequent in: Santiago, where 73 percent are found, Brava, where 9 percent are found and Maio, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Cape Verde this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 14 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 7 percent are found.

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 Silva9825/
Gonçalves E Silva941/
Gongalves Silva931/
Gonacalves Silva901/
Gonclves Silva901/
Goncalves E Silva881/
Goncalves-Silva872/
Concalves Silva871/
Goncalves Sylva871/
Concalves-Silva801/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Silva
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