Gonçalvez Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Gonçalvez Surname User-submission:

Gonçalves is a Portuguese language surname, common in Lusophone. It is a patronymic surname (derived from the name of a male ancestor) from the latinised Visigothic personal name, Gundisalvus, in Portuguese: Gonçalo. The Spanish form is Gonzalo, progenitor of the common Spanish surname Gonzalez.

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Gonçalvez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France71:9,488,960336,266
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

The alternate forms: Goncalvez (3,902) are calculated separately.

Gonçalvez Surname Meaning

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Gonçalves is a Portuguese language surname, common in Lusophone. It is a patronymic surname (derived from the name of a male ancestor) from the latinised Visigothic personal name, Gundisalvus, in Portuguese: Gonçalo. The Spanish form is Gonzalo, progenitor of the common Spanish surname Gonzalez. The name comes from the Germanic gunþ (or gund), meaning 'war' or 'battle'.

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Gonçalvez Last Name Facts

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

Gonçalvez is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be rendered as a variant: Goncalvez. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonçalvez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 978,274th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. Gonçalvez is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gonçalvez reside; 61 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 2,932,525. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 42 percent reside, Paraná, where 15 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 22 percent reside and Uruguay, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goncalvez963,902/
Gonçalve9426/
Gonçalves89780,839/
Gonzalvez896,311/
Gonsalvez89898/
Gonçalver891/
Gonçalvex891/
Gonnçalve890/
Gonçalveis8413/
Gonçallves847/
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Goncçalves842/
Goncalvesz841/
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Gonçalvess840/
Goncalve82424/
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Gonsalve82132/
Gonsalves7863,851/
Goncalves7846,545/
Gonzalves781,591/
Gonzalbez78234/
Gonzálvez78102/
Gomçalves7822/
Gonsalbez7818/
Gonzaluez7813/
Gançalves7810/
Gonsalviz788/
Gonjalves788/
Goncalvea786/
Gonsalvej785/
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Gonsalvea780/
Ghonsalves74695/
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Gonssalves7430/
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Gonzalbe7111/
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Gonsolve710/
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D'Goncalves700/
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Gonzalbes6778/
Gonsalvij6758/
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Gonsalbes6728/
Gonsalues6723/
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Goncalues6718/
Gonsolves6713/
Gomsalves6711/
Goncalvesová6710/
Goncalvesova676/
Gonsalwes675/
Gonzalues675/
Gonzálbez675/
Gonjalvis674/
Ghonsalvi672/
Gonsálves672/
Gonzaluiz671/
Gónzálvez671/
Goncalwes671/
Ganzalves670/

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