Godbehear Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Godbehear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godbehear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Godbehear Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godbehear occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Godbehear click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godbehear? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Godbehear are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England Godbehear is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 34 percent are found, Lancashire, where 17 percent are found and West Sussex, where 17 percent are found. Excluding England Godbehear is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Godbehear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Godbehear has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Godbehear surname increased 223 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodbehear950/
Godbehare891/
Godbeer88341/
Godbear887/
Godbeyhere840/
Goodbear8280/
Goodbeer8249/
Godbier7523/
Gadbeer751/
Gudbear750/
Goodbier7135/
Goodbeir712/
Odbjer6710/
Goodbiere677/
Oudbier63283/
Gudbier633/
Gadbiar631/
Godbour631/
Ghatuear5910/
Odviar53172/
Adbiar532/
Gudbierová532/
Adbyaar501/

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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
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  • 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 Godbehear
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