Godbey Surname
Approximately 3,144 people bear this surname
Godbey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,122 | 1:116,098 | 12,521 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
Godbey (51) may also be a first name.
Godbey Demographics
Average Male Godbey Height
177.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Godbey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Godbey in the Russian language | ||
| Годбей | godbej | - |
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Godbey Reference & Research
Godby DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis