Godefa Surname

241,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Godefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Israel291:295,09125,768
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Godefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godefa is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godefa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 241,779th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,411,347 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Godefa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Aside from Ethiopia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Godefa Last Name Statistics demography

Godefa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 96.77% more than the national average, earning $84,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godefay9224/
Godefai923/
Odefa9192/
Goudefai8612/
Gedefa835,317/
Godofa833/
Godefe832/
Godafa831/
Gadefa831/
Gudefa831/
Godefoy7739/
Godifay7729/
Gadefay7714/
Goudifa7714/
Hodeifa7714/
Godiffa778/
Godofai776/
Godefer773/
Oudefaa771/
Godefoi771/
Goudefi771/
Hodiefa771/
Odifa73165/
Adefa7349/
Odefo732/
Gadefait7124/
Hodheifa714/
Ghoudifa712/
Houdiefa711/
Godefoid711/
Gadefast710/
Odefey67217/
Adeifa67129/
Oduifa6713/
Godifo676/
Hodifa675/
Adefat673/
Gadafa672/
Gadifa672/
Adeyfa672/
Odoifa671/
Oudefo671/
Godofo671/
Adehfa671/
Odevah671/
Adetfa671/
Adeefa671/
Adefai671/
Odeifo671/
Gedifa671/
Houdheifa671/
Oudifa671/

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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 Godefa
  • 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