Godec Surname
Approximately 3,174 people bear this surname
Godec Surname User-submission:
The Godec surname refers to a musician who plays an instrument in Old Slovenian.
Godec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 1,388 | 1:1,792 | 160 |
| United States | 750 | 1:483,279 | 40,870 |
| France | 647 | 1:102,663 | 15,097 |
| Croatia | 132 | 1:32,035 | 6,563 |
| Austria | 76 | 1:112,045 | 15,874 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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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Average Godec Salary in
United States
$42,007 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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