Godef Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Godef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel291:295,09125,768
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Godef (30) may also be a first name.

Godef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godef is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Godef is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Godef are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 30 people.

This last name is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 295,091. In Israel Godef is most numerous in: Central District, where 45 percent are found, Jerusalem District, where 31 percent are found and Northern District, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goudef9110/
Godefe912/
Godeuf911/
Godeff911/
Odef894/
Ghodeif831/
Godev8089/
Gedef8049/
Odefe8033/
Gadef8012/
Godeb808/
Odeif802/
Hodef801/
Odehf801/
Oudef801/
Odeft800/
Goodew73104/
Godeva7380/
Godiff7355/
Oudeif7331/
Godiev7320/
Godeev7317/
Hodefe7315/
Hodgef735/
Ghadef735/
Houdef733/
Geddef732/
Oudief732/
Godiew732/
Oudeft731/
Ghodev731/
Godhew731/
Godoif731/
Goydev731/
Odeefe731/
Goddew730/
Gudeff730/
Adef674,305/
Goodhew672,168/
Odeb6732/
Odev6712/
Ghadeef6710/
Odew676/
Goudeva673/
Gadgeff672/
Ghoddeb672/
Goodiff671/
Oudeffe671/
Houdefe671/
Houdeuf671/
Goddhew671/
Gojdeva671/
Ghodeib671/
Ghodeiv671/
Goddeaw671/
Goddiff670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Godef
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