Goddowell Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Goddowell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goddowell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1181:1,501,21057,254

Goddowell (143) may also be a first name.

Goddowell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goddowell occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goddowell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goddowell is the 1,674,734th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goddowell reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Goddowell is also the 772,378th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 143 people.

The surname Goddowell is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 1,501,210. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 95 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 1 percent reside and Cross River, where 1 percent reside.

Goddowell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Goddowell last name is predominantly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goddeill822/
Goodoell820/
Goudouwel781/
Goduwel751/
Godeill751/
Goodeill71119/
Goodiell714/
Godioyel711/
Goudeall711/
Gadowele711/
Goodaell710/
Godiel67170/
Godeal6758/
Godeel6714/
Goduel6710/
Goodehall679/
Godoul678/
Godael676/
Godeil672/
Gouddoule671/

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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 Goddowell
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