Godbeer Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Godbeer Surname Definition:

From the German, Gutbier; a personal name.

Godbeer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:256,76520,624
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales61:515,75523,171
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:176,63314,719
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Godbeer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Gutbier; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Godbeer Last Name Facts

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

Godbeer occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godbeer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 816,514th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname Godbeer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Godbeer reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

Godbeer is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 256,765. In England it is most frequent in: Devon, where 33 percent live, Greater London, where 18 percent live and Somerset, where 12 percent live. Outside of England this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Godbeer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Godbeer has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Godbeer last name expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godbeer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Godbeer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.9% less than the national average, earning R 197,472 per year; in United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning $46,649 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodbeer9349/
Godbeher931/
Godber921,883/
Godbee921,773/
Godbehere88747/
Godbehear8839/
Godbert86558/
Goodbee8678/
Godbier8623/
Godbear867/
Goodber864/
Gadbeer861/
Godbe83106/
Odber8376/
Goodbehere8214/
Goodbehear820/
Godbeyhere820/
Goodbear8080/
Goodbier8035/
Goodbert8014/
Goodbeir802/
Godbhere800/
Godbey773,144/
Odbert77168/
Godbyr7711/
Godbed776/
Goodbe775/
Ghodbe772/
Goduer771/
Gedber771/
Odbuer771/
Godwer771/
Godvee771/
Ngodbe771/
Gadber770/
Godbie770/
Godbes770/
Godbehare751/
Gadbehere750/
Oudbier71283/
Hodbert7186/
Goodbey714/
Godbest713/
Gudbier713/
Gadbert712/
Godbour711/
Gadveer711/
Godbess711/
Gudbert711/
Gudbear710/
Goodwer710/
Godby672,822/
Godba67524/
Houdbert6751/
Godve6729/
Adber6715/
Goodbird6715/
Godbeach6714/
Gadbe677/
Godbi672/
Ghodbieh671/
Odver670/

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