Godbey Surname

141,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Godbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1221:116,09812,521
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Godbey (51) may also be a first name.

Godbey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godbey (Russian: Годбей) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godbey? popularity and diffusion

Godbey is the 141,689th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,317,922 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Godbey reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Godbey is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 51 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,122 people, or 1 in 116,098. In The United States Godbey is most common in: Kentucky, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and West Virginia, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Godbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Godbey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Godbey last name increased 3,061 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godbey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Godbey are 18.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for the party.

Godbey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $42,488 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodbey924/
Godby912,822/
Godbe91106/
Godber831,883/
Godbee831,773/
Goodby83462/
Godbay8317/
Godboy8312/
Godbed836/
Goodbe835/
Godvey835/
Godwey833/
Ghodbe832/
Godboe832/
Gudbey831/
Ngodbe831/
Goddby830/
Godbye830/
Godbes830/
Godbie830/
Gedbey830/
Odby8044/
Odbe803/
Goodbye77584/
Godbeer77341/
Goodboy77288/
Goodbee7778/
Goodboe7766/
Goodber774/
Godbest773/
Godbess771/
Hoodbey771/
Goodbay770/
Godwe732,367/
Hodbe731,183/
Godba73524/
Hodby73203/
Gadby73175/
Odber7376/
Godue7369/
Godve7329/
Oddby7311/
Gedby739/
Adbey738/
Gadbe737/
Odbay735/
Godbi732/
Godwy731/
Oodbe731/
Oudby731/
Odbue731/
Odbes731/
Goodbeer7149/
Godbeach7114/
Hoodbhey713/
Ghodbieh711/
Godbeher711/
Hadbey6767/
Goudwe6744/
Godhue6740/
Godbaz6740/
Gadbay6727/
Godoue6723/
Oddboy6719/
Godhba6711/
Ngodwe679/
Godbaa678/
Ghodve676/
Godway675/
Ngodue674/
Adbeye674/
Godbui673/
Godbai672/
Goudue672/
Goddue672/
Goodue672/
Ghodba672/
Goodwe671/
Gasdby671/
Godhve671/
Godues671/
Gohdue671/
Ghadby671/
Odbowe671/
Gadbue671/
Adbeya671/
Godbha671/
Goduer671/
Godvay671/
Houdby671/
Godwiy671/
Godbou671/
Godvez671/
Godvee671/
Gadber670/
Odbest670/
Godbid670/
Gadboy670/

Godbey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godbey in the Russian language
Годбейgodbej-

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Godbey Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Godbey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis