Goucalves Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Goucalves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Goucalves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goucalves Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goucalves is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goucalves? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Goucalves live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name Goucalves is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Bahia, where 67 percent live and Paraná, where 33 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gocalves | 94 | 265 | / |
| Goscalves | 89 | 6 | / |
| Goacalves | 89 | 2 | / |
| Goccalves | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gohcalves | 89 | 1 | / |
| Goçalves | 82 | 70 | / |
| Gocalues | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gacalves | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gogui Alves | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kock Alves | 74 | 2 | / |
| Coca Alves | 74 | 2 | / |
| Goga Alves | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cogo Alves | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gukalovs | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goçalvês | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kague Alves | 70 | 1 | / |
| Coggo Alves | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kec Alves | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gokalavis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gacolve | 63 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Goucalves
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