Godeau Surname

145,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Godeau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godeau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,7901:37,1084,563
Belgium1,0611:10,8361,576
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Peru461:690,95916,320
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Godeau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godeau is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godeau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 145,430th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,387,011 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Godeau are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 1,790 people, or 1 in 37,108. In France Godeau is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 24 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 22 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent are found. Apart from France Godeau is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Godeau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Godeau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Godeau last name rose 126 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godeau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Godeau are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Godeau earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 29.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,759 per year; in United States they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $44,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.5% less than the national average, earning $41,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goudeau923,650/
Goddeau92208/
Godieau921/
Godea91523/
Goudieau862/
Gadeau83714/
Godjea8346/
Goidea8314/
Godgea836/
Godjeu833/
Godieu831/
Ghodea831/
Goodea831/
Goddea831/
Godyea830/
Godeheu7724/
Godehus7719/
Godjeya774/
Ngodjeu774/
Goudjeu771/
Godisea771/
Goodiea771/
Goodhea771/
Ngodeou771/
Goideou771/
Godgeay770/
Gadea7320,076/
Godia732,301/
Godja732,293/
Godya73154/
Gâdea733/
Godiu731/
Godyu731/
Ngoudjeu7111/
Goudja6710,646/
Ngodja671,141/
Goudia67488/
Ghodia67319/
Goddia67296/
Ngodia67142/
Godius67134/
Ghodya67125/
Godhia67101/
Godiah6796/
Godjoa6766/
Gadjeu6747/
Ngodya6725/
Gaddea6723/
Godjia6717/
Godjou6713/
Ngodju6710/
Godija6710/
Godjie679/
Godias677/
Godiye676/
Gadhea675/
Godjas674/
Godjah674/
Ghodiu673/
Goudya673/
Godyat673/
Goodja673/
Gaadea672/
Goydia672/
Godoyu671/
Goddju671/
Godiay671/
Godjee671/
Godyap671/
Gadjau671/
Goodheaad671/
Godiey671/
Goudehoue671/
Godhyu671/
Gadeaa671/
Goidia671/
Gotdia671/
Gadjea671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Godeau
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