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
Godbey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Godbey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godbey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Godbey (Russian: Годбей) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Godbey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 141,689th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,317,922 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Godbey are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most common first name in the world, held by 51 people.
Godbey is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,122 people, or 1 in 116,098. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 15 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and West Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Godbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Godbey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,061 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Godbey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Godbey last name is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Godbey surname are 18.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.38% registered with 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
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