Gonzaga is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gonzaga
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

Gonzaga is a variation of Gonzales. Gonzalvo's.

The family name is a variation of Gonzalez. The worker in metals, a smith; the son of Gundisalv meaning "battle, elf".

How popular is Gonzaga?

Gonzaga is common in Brazil, Philippines, Mexico, Mozambique, Angola, Ecuador, United States, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Uganda, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Argentina, Canada, Italy, Tanzania, Guatemala, Paraguay, Singapore, Venezuela.

Gonzaga is ranked 2261 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gonzagas grew by 57.67 per cent to 2827 since 2000 and ranked 11185 after elevating 3908 spots. The last name was found in around 10 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 50.23 43.39
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 34.24 40.71
White 11.35 10.88
Others 3.18 4.52
Gonzaga is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Philippines is ahead in terms of density. Around 242520 people have been found who wears Gonzaga as their family name. Gonzaga is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Gonzaga:
171 Brazil137,018
Countries with ten thousands of Gonzaga:
89 Philippines67,426
1,140 Mexico10,312
Countries with thousands of Gonzaga:
752 Mozambique8,652
843 Angola4,338
708 Ecuador3,801
15,178 United States2,464
1,943 Peru2,069
832 Portugal1,095
4,075 Saudi Arabia1,073
Countries with hundreds of Gonzaga:
5,885 Spain715
6,869 Uganda663
936 Nicaragua336
729 Costa Rica230
16,431 Argentina216
17,615 Canada209
37,273 Italy208
22,561 Tanzania182
3,200 Guatemala128
1,626 Paraguay123
1,743 Singapore120
6,291 Venezuela118
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,926 Kuwait67
45,134 England65
33,982 Australia63
130,130 Indonesia63
6,510 Uruguay57
7,170 Dominican Republic54
128,888 France53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,064 Colombia50
32,468 Malaysia43
477 Micronesia40
107 East Timor36
4,028 Suriname32
132,064 Germany30
17,650 New Zealand29
271,580 Thailand28
8,044 Taiwan20
3,355 Honduras18
63,634 Netherlands18
33,097 Switzerland18
1,244 Cape Verde16
38,128 Kenya15
22,898 Chile14
127,494 South Africa14
2,829 El Salvador14
44,780 Japan14
527,769 India14
69,774 Belgium13
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
26,891 Qatar12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
73,605 Sweden10
5,799 Sudan9
3,029 Guam8
493,300 Russia6
18,437 Solomon Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Maria Gonzaga was 29 years old when she migrated to USA on July 20, 1888. She lived in Germany where she worked as farmer and took Amsterdam from Rotterdam.

Gonzaga Namesakes

  • Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian aristocrat
  • Ludovico II Gonzaga, Italian politician
  • Francesco I Gonzaga, was ruler of Mantua from 1382 to 1407
  • Ercole Gonzaga, Italian Cardinal
  • Silvio Valenti Gonzaga, Italian nobleman and Catholic cardinalt
  • Ferrante Gonzaga, Italian condottiero
  • Cesare I Gonzaga, was count of Guastalla from 1557 until his death
  • Scipione Gonzaga, Italian cardinal
  • Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian composer
  • Luiz Gonzaga, Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, Sr
  • Tomás António Gonzaga, Portuguese-born Brazilian poet
  • Giulia Gonzaga, Italian noblewoman of the Renaissance
  • Marie Louise Gonzaga, was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania by marriage to two kings of Poland and grand dukes of Lithuania
  • Toni Gonzaga, Filipino singer, television host and actress
  • Anna Juliana Gonzaga, Archduchess of Austria
  • Gabriel Gonzaga, Brazilian professional boxer and mixed martial artist
  • John Gonzaga, American football offensive lineman
  • Anne Gonzaga, Italian French noblewoman and salonist

Gonzaga Namesakes

  • Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian aristocrat
  • Ludovico II Gonzaga, Italian politician
  • Francesco I Gonzaga, was ruler of Mantua from 1382 to 1407
  • Ercole Gonzaga, Italian Cardinal
  • Silvio Valenti Gonzaga, Italian nobleman and Catholic cardinalt
  • Ferrante Gonzaga, Italian condottiero
  • Cesare I Gonzaga, was count of Guastalla from 1557 until his death
  • Scipione Gonzaga, Italian cardinal
  • Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian composer
  • Luiz Gonzaga, Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, Sr
  • Tomás António Gonzaga, Portuguese-born Brazilian poet
  • Giulia Gonzaga, Italian noblewoman of the Renaissance
  • Marie Louise Gonzaga, was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania by marriage to two kings of Poland and grand dukes of Lithuania
  • Toni Gonzaga, Filipino singer, television host and actress
  • Anna Juliana Gonzaga, Archduchess of Austria
  • Gabriel Gonzaga, Brazilian professional boxer and mixed martial artist
  • John Gonzaga, American football offensive lineman
  • Anne Gonzaga, Italian French noblewoman and salonist

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