Gómez Surname

18,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

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.

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Gómez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain10,5161:4,446553
Mexico7,9201:15,6731,335
Guatemala2,0741:7,754946
Dominican Republic1,7721:5,888587
Colombia1,6071:29,7291,914
Argentina1,2091:35,3542,957
Panama8181:4,783556
Venezuela5941:50,8492,514
Chile4271:41,2562,002
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Puerto Rico2701:13,149579
Uruguay2381:14,4191,633
Germany2011:400,52536,990
England2001:278,59021,737
Cuba1691:68,1822,481
Portugal1511:68,9953,598
El Salvador1511:42,0131,212
Peru1491:213,3169,546
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1251:531,38273,029
Costa Rica941:50,8521,150
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Ecuador631:252,4748,502
Canada581:635,26952,014
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Sweden191:518,25037,550
China171:80,430,6804,441
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Iceland91:42,2322,922
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Anguilla11:13,436792
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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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Gómez Last Name Facts

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

Gómez occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gomez, Gòmez, Gômez, Góméz, Gõmez, Goméz, Gomèz or Gòmèz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gómez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,520th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 244,811 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Gómez are found; 36 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 36 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Gómez is also the 2,446,817th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 10,516 people, or 1 in 4,446. In Spain Gómez is primarily concentrated in: Madrid, where 31 percent reside, Andalusia, where 17 percent reside and Catalonia, where 15 percent reside. Barring Spain this surname occurs in 94 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 27 percent reside and Guatemala, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gomez934,814,521/
Gòmez93509/
Gômez935/
Góméz931/
Gõmez931/
Gómezz913/
Ggómez913/
Gómmez912/
Gómezc911/
Gómesz911/
Gómerz911/
Gómezt911/
Goméz87106/
Gomèz8717/
Gòmèz871/
Gamez80182,963/
Gumez80790/
Gámez80729/
Gàmez8036/
Gómes8027/
Gómiz8015/
Gãmez806/
Gómex803/
Gúmez802/
Gómezová779/
Gomesz731,238/
Gometz73177/
Gommez7370/
Ghamez7354/
Gomezz7351/
Gaumez7344/
Gutmez7334/
Gomeez7329/
Goomez7324/
Gomerz7324/
Gomezs7315/
Goimez7312/
Gamerz7310/
Goumez7310/
Ggomez739/
Cgomez739/
Goemez738/
Go'mez737/
Gomgez737/
G'Omez737/
Gomezx736/
Gomiez736/
Ngomez735/
Ghomez734/
Gomeiz734/
Gosmez734/
Gomexz733/
Gomezt733/
Gomeaz733/
Goĭmez733/
Gomezc732/
Ñgomez731/
Gomezp731/
Goùmez731/
Gaamez731/
Gamiez731/
Gammez731/
Hgomez731/
Ghaumez6712/
D'Gomez677/
Gomezth671/
Ghameez671/
Qqgomez671/
Ghammez671/
Gammiez670/

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