Godai Surname
Approximately 928 people bear this surname
Godai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 622 | 1:205,537 | 9,135 |
| India | 141 | 1:5,440,180 | 132,298 |
| Austria | 55 | 1:154,826 | 20,536 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Godaï (1) are calculated separately.
Godai (1,652) may also be a first name.
Godai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Godai (Hindi: गोडई, Marathi: गोडै, Oriya: େଗାଡାଇ) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Godaï. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Godai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 383,389th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,852,959 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Godai are found; 67 percent are found in East Asia and 67 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Godai is also the 189,540th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 1,652 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 622 people, or 1 in 205,537. In Japan Godai is most prevalent in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 19 percent are found, Gunma Prefecture, where 18 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.
Godai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Godai has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Godai last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Godai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Godai in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାଡାଇ | egada'i | 50 |
| େଗାଦାଇ | egada'i | 50 |
| Godai in the Marathi language | ||
| गोडै | godai | 41.67 |
| गोदाई | goda'i | 25 |
| गोडई | goda'i | 25 |
| गॉडफ़ी | godafi | 8.33 |
| Godai in the Hindi language | ||
| गोडई | goda'i | 35.71 |
| गोदई | goda'i | 34.52 |
| गोड़ई | gora'i | 17.86 |
| गोदाई | goda'i | 8.33 |
| गोदइ | goda'i | 2.38 |
| गोडाई | goda'i | 1.19 |
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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 Godai
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