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 last name Godef is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godef? popularity and diffusion

Godef is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Godef reside; 91 percent reside in West Asia and 91 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Godef is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 30 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 295,091. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Central District, where 45 percent are found, Jerusalem District, where 31 percent are found and Northern District, where 21 percent are found. Not including Israel this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis