Godboy Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Godboy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godboy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Godboy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godboy is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godboy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Godboy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Godboy reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Godboy is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Godboy is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 57 percent live and Rivers, where 43 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Godboy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Godboy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodboy92288/
Godby912,822/
Godbo911/
Godbey833,144/
Goodby83462/
Ngodbo8359/
Oddboy8319/
Godbay8317/
Godbot834/
Godboe832/
Godbod832/
Godbou831/
Goodbo830/
Gadboy830/
Goddby830/
Godbye830/
Odby8044/
Odbo803/
Godbout778,408/
Goodbye77584/
Godbois7778/
Goodboe7766/
Godbott7740/
Goodboo7725/
Goodbou778/
Gadboys776/
Goodbey774/
Godboot773/
Godboud771/
Hoodboy771/
Ngoudbo771/
Goodbay770/
Godba73524/
Hodby73203/
Gadby73175/
Gadbo73173/
Godbe73106/
Goduo7356/
Oddby7311/
Gedby739/
Odbay735/
Adboy735/
Godbi732/
Godwo731/
Oudby731/
Godwy731/
Odboh731/
Hoodbhoy7188/
Goodbout7140/
Godboult715/
Goudbout713/
Ngodvouy711/
Godboutt711/
Godber671,883/
Godbee671,773/
Hodboď67191/
Hodbod6793/
Godwod6754/
Godbaz6740/
Gadbay6727/
Godoue6723/
Godhba6711/
Godvod679/
Godbaa678/
Godbed676/
Godway675/
Goodbe675/
Godvey675/
Godbui673/
Godwey673/
Godbai672/
Ghodba672/
Adboye672/
Ghodbe672/
Odboji671/
Godwiy671/
Ghadby671/
Odbowe671/
Ngodbe671/
Houdby671/
Godbha671/
Godduo671/
Gudbey671/
Adboyi671/
Godvay671/
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Gasdby671/
Gedbey670/
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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 Godboy
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