Godec Surname

140,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Godec Surname User-submission:

The Godec surname refers to a musician who plays an instrument in Old Slovenian.

Godec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1,3881:1,792160
United States7501:483,27940,870
France6471:102,66315,097
Croatia1321:32,0356,563
Austria761:112,04515,874
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
England211:2,653,24194,788
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Godeč (34) & Godeć (3) are calculated separately.

Godec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Godec surname refers to a musician who plays an instrument in Old Slovenian.

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Godec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godec is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Godeč or Godeć. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 140,598th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,296,013 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Godec reside; 48 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Slovenia, where it is carried by 1,388 people, or 1 in 1,792. In Slovenia Godec is most prevalent in: Central Slovenia, where 30 percent live, Drava, where 28 percent live and Savinja, where 11 percent live. Barring Slovenia this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and France, where 20 percent live.

Godec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Godec has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Godec last name rose 37,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Godec surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Godec earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning $42,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $56,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godeč9334/
Godeć933/
Godeck91227/
Godeci9116/
Godeac9114/
Godech9111/
Ghodec9110/
Godecz911/
Godecke83217/
Gosdeck83122/
Goedeck8370/
Goddeci831/
Goodeck831/
Godek804,254/
Godes802,097/
Godez80542/
Godeg80126/
Godic8076/
Gudec8069/
Gadec8028/
Godex804/
Godeq802/
Godeś801/
Godyc800/
Goudeche771/
Goudetch771/
Godeacke770/
Goodes731,383/
Godeas73788/
Godeke73373/
Godike73304/
Gohdes73284/
Gadhec73260/
Godich73142/
Godici7369/
Godick7368/
Godeis7353/
Gaudec7346/
Godetz7345/
Goddes7334/
Goudes7332/
Gojdic7324/
Gosdek7319/
Ghodes7318/
Goddek7317/
Godiez7314/
Goides7313/
Ghodek7310/
Goydic738/
Goudez738/
Goidek736/
Godych735/
Gadeac735/
Godesh735/
Gadeck735/
Goodic732/
Godhes732/
Goudek732/
Goydes732/
Gosdic731/
Goodez731/
Goudej731/
Godoyc731/
Godeaz731/
Godesz731/
Goddez731/
Gojdek731/
Gadech731/
Goddex731/
Godees731/
Godeiz731/
Goodex730/
Goodick67246/
Goodyke67164/
Gaudeck6794/
Gojdycz6784/
Godderz6759/
Goydich6756/
Guddeck6741/
Godiche6740/
Gojdics6730/
Godisch6729/
Ghodeke6722/
Goidich6721/
Goudicq6719/
Gadecke6718/
Goydych6715/
Goddeke6715/
Gosdick6714/
Goodich679/
Ghodike678/
Goidici678/
Godeque677/
Goudeke677/
Gadesch675/
Gudeche673/
Godicke673/
Gotdych673/
Goddick672/
Goditch671/
Goidekk671/
Goodjke671/
Goudeax671/
Gaudeci671/
Ngoudek671/
Ngodjck671/
Ngadeck671/
Gudeick671/
Goedick671/
Goodeke670/

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  • 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 Godec
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