God Surname

9,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Djibouti

God Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

God Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India43,5661:17,6071,395
Afghanistan9,2051:3,493368
Iran4,6791:16,4102,130
Russia1,4301:100,78512,397
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Somaliland3791:9,235591
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Djibouti3001:3,050273
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
Nigeria1921:922,61939,799
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Tanzania1251:423,53329,670
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Belarus1171:81,20612,912
Netherlands1081:156,36323,208
France981:677,78386,620
Kazakhstan861:205,61018,983
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
China501:27,346,4311,485
Poland411:927,04369,048
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Portugal281:372,08012,265
England271:2,063,63279,942
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Finland101:549,67032,186
Israel101:855,76354,181
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Swaziland41:324,550996
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Gód (1) are calculated separately.

God (23,592) may also be a first name.

God Last Name Facts

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

The surname God (Arabic: غوض, Bengali: গোড়, Hindi: गोड, Marathi: गोड, Oriya: େଗାଡ, Russian: Год) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear as: Gód. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name God? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,088th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 116,857 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of God reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. God is also the 33,432nd most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 23,592 people.

The surname God is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 43,566 people, or 1 in 17,607. In India God is mostly found in: Bihar, where 57 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 16 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in 121 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 15 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.

God Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of God has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the God last name rose 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

God Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the God surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount God earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.43% less than the national average, earning $24,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gód891/
Goud86118,044/
Good8686,576/
Godh863,080/
Godt86726/
Godø86568/
Ghod86326/
Goed86279/
Godz86272/
Goyd86270/
Gods86129/
Godd8678/
Gohd8667/
Goid8627/
Gosd8611/
Ngod866/
Hgod862/
Ggod861/
Godp861/
Gojd861/
Go80337,643/
Od803,422/
Ghods752,052/
Godts75816/
Gouyd75195/
Ghood75195/
Goods75179/
Goodz75117/
Goudt7568/
Ghoud7561/
Gouds7552/
Ghodh7545/
Goudh7532/
Gojdz7527/
Goudz7524/
Ghoid7520/
Goedt7518/
Goodh7511/
Goydz757/
Goudd755/
Godås755/
Kgoed754/
Goudp753/
Ngoud753/
Godgy753/
Goidh753/
Goidz753/
Godds752/
Goutd752/
Goodd751/
Ggoud751/
Godte751/
Godth751/
Godtz751/
Goetd751/
Gousd751/
Goodt751/
Goddd751/
Ghodt751/
Ngood751/
Goedh751/
Goedd750/
Goosd750/
Ngo671,485,291/
Gou67560,541/
Gad67170,699/
Goh67135,156/
Gop6755,997/
Goo6715,332/
Goi6711,438/
Goy6710,657/
Goa677,604/
Hod677,328/
Oud675,223/
Gos675,038/
Gho674,419/
Got673,995/
Gud672,305/
Goj672,003/
Odd671,579/
Goz67978/
Goß67757/
Odh67752/
Ood67295/
Goï67210/
Ohd6780/
Uod6778/
Cgo6772/
Ggo6760/
Hgo6752/
Goš6752/
Kgo6746/
Goş6737/
Odt6733/
Goţ6732/
Ods6731/
Ojd6724/
Goś6722/
Goidts6720/
Oid6715/
Oyd6712/
Osd6712/
Godowa678/
Ghodss677/
Goç677/
Godsch677/
Odp676/
Odz676/
Otd675/
Ghouds675/
Ghosdh674/
Godthe674/
Ghodsh673/
Goî673/
Qgo673/
Goć672/
Ghodte671/
Godtte671/
Goodch671/
Goodte671/
Goushd671/
Ñgo671/
Goodts671/
Ghoods671/
Ghgood671/

God Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
God in the Oriya language
େଗାଡegada-
God in the Bengali language
গোড়gora98.25
God in the Hindi language
गोडgoda88.59
गोड़gora6.54
गोदgoda2.09
गोड्god1.92
God in the Marathi language
गोडgoda79.82
गोदgoda8.48
गॉडgoda8.19
गेोडgeoda2.34
God in the Russian language
Годgod-
God in the Arabic language
غوضghwd-
غودghwd-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to God
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