Gómez Surname
Approximately 29,768 people bear this surname
Gómez Surname Definition:
The son of Gomo, a pet form of Gomesano (man, path).
Has the patronymic "-ez" meaning "son of." Hence son of Gomo.
Patronymic of Gome, and widely distributed throughout all Spain and Hispanic world. Gome originated in mountains of Burgos and spread to Navarre and Castile and to rest of Spain.
Read More About This SurnameGómez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 10,516 | 1:4,446 | 553 |
| Mexico | 7,920 | 1:15,673 | 1,335 |
| Guatemala | 2,074 | 1:7,754 | 946 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,772 | 1:5,888 | 587 |
| Colombia | 1,607 | 1:29,729 | 1,914 |
| Argentina | 1,209 | 1:35,354 | 2,957 |
| Panama | 818 | 1:4,783 | 556 |
| Venezuela | 594 | 1:50,849 | 2,514 |
| Chile | 427 | 1:41,256 | 2,002 |
| United States | 322 | 1:1,125,649 | 81,111 |
| Puerto Rico | 270 | 1:13,149 | 579 |
| Uruguay | 238 | 1:14,419 | 1,633 |
| Germany | 201 | 1:400,525 | 36,990 |
| England | 200 | 1:278,590 | 21,737 |
| Cuba | 169 | 1:68,182 | 2,481 |
| Portugal | 151 | 1:68,995 | 3,598 |
| El Salvador | 151 | 1:42,013 | 1,212 |
| Peru | 149 | 1:213,316 | 9,546 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| France | 125 | 1:531,382 | 73,029 |
| Costa Rica | 94 | 1:50,852 | 1,150 |
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| Ecuador | 63 | 1:252,474 | 8,502 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Andorra | 10 | 1:8,384 | 1,259 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
The alternate forms: Gomez (4,814,521), Gòmez (509), Gômez (5), Góméz (1), Gõmez (1), Goméz (106), Gomèz (17) & Gòmèz (1) are calculated separately.
Gómez (20) may also be a first name.
Gómez Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The son of Gomo, a pet form of Gomesano (man, path).
Has the patronymic "-ez" meaning "son of." Hence son of Gomo.
Patronymic of Gome, and widely distributed throughout all Spain and Hispanic world. Gome originated in mountains of Burgos and spread to Navarre and Castile and to rest of Spain. Meaning unknown.
The word "goma" comes from a Gothic word "guma" meaning man. Therefore, the name Gómez means son of a complete man.
Patronymic of Gome, and bearers not necessarily related. Most ancient home in mountains of Burgos and Santander.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'son of Gome'. It comes from the Germanic word gume, which means 'hombe'.
It is a very old surname, which comes from the time of the Visigoths and of Asturian origin.
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Where Does The Last Name Gómez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gómez occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Gomez, Gòmez, Gômez, Góméz, Gõmez, Goméz, Gomèz or Gòmèz. Click here for further potential spellings of Gómez.
How Common Is The Last Name Gómez? popularity and diffusion
Gómez is the 18,520th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 244,811 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Gómez reside; 36 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 36 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 10,516 people, or 1 in 4,446. In Spain it is primarily found in: Madrid, where 31 percent are found, Andalusia, where 17 percent are found and Catalonia, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Spain it exists in 94 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 27 percent are found and Guatemala, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomez | 93 | 4,814,521 | / |
| Gòmez | 93 | 509 | / |
| Gômez | 93 | 5 | / |
| Góméz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gõmez | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gómezz | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ggómez | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gómmez | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gómezc | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gómesz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gómerz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gómezt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Goméz | 87 | 106 | / |
| Gomèz | 87 | 17 | / |
| Gòmèz | 87 | 1 | / |
| Gamez | 80 | 182,963 | / |
| Gumez | 80 | 790 | / |
| Gámez | 80 | 729 | / |
| Gàmez | 80 | 36 | / |
| Gómes | 80 | 27 | / |
| Gómiz | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gãmez | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gómex | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gúmez | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gómezová | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gomesz | 73 | 1,238 | / |
| Gometz | 73 | 177 | / |
| Gommez | 73 | 70 | / |
| Ghamez | 73 | 54 | / |
| Gomezz | 73 | 51 | / |
| Gaumez | 73 | 44 | / |
| Gutmez | 73 | 34 | / |
| Gomeez | 73 | 29 | / |
| Goomez | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gomerz | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gomezs | 73 | 15 | / |
| Goimez | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gamerz | 73 | 10 | / |
| Goumez | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ggomez | 73 | 9 | / |
| Cgomez | 73 | 9 | / |
| Goemez | 73 | 8 | / |
| Go'mez | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gomgez | 73 | 7 | / |
| G'Omez | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gomezx | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gomiez | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngomez | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ghomez | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gomeiz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gosmez | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gomexz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gomezt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gomeaz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Goĭmez | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gomezc | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ñgomez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gomezp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goùmez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaamez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gamiez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gammez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hgomez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghaumez | 67 | 12 | / |
| D'Gomez | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gomezth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghameez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qqgomez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghammez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gammiez | 67 | 0 | / |
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