Godefay Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Godefay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Godefay (926) may also be a first name.
Godefay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godefay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Godefay occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Godefay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Godefay? popularity and diffusion
Godefay is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Godefay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Godefay are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 265,988th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 926 people.
The surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Besides Ethiopia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 8 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godefa | 92 | 1,652 | / |
| Godefoy | 86 | 39 | / |
| Godifay | 86 | 29 | / |
| Gadefay | 86 | 14 | / |
| Godefai | 86 | 3 | / |
| Odefa | 83 | 92 | / |
| Odefy | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gedefaye | 80 | 36 | / |
| Goudefai | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gedefa | 77 | 5,317 | / |
| Odefey | 77 | 217 | / |
| Godofa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Godefe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gadefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Godofy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gudefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Godafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adefaye | 71 | 334 | / |
| Adefayi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Hodeifa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Goudifa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Godiffa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Godofai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Adefayo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Godifey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Godefer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Odefeya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hodeify | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hodiefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goudefi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oudefaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godofoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godefoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adefahy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odifa | 67 | 165 | / |
| Adefa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Odefe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gadefait | 67 | 24 | / |
| Odefi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hodheifa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghoudifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houdiefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godefoid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaudefoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gedefawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadefast | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Godefay
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