Godelieve Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Godelieve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godelieve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Godelieve (38,742) may also be a first name.

Godelieve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godelieve is held by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Godelieve.

How Common Is The Last Name Godelieve? popularity and diffusion

Godelieve is the 4,034,050th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Godelieve reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Godelieve is also the 22,821st most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 38,742 people.

The surname is most frequent in Rwanda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 710,311. Besides Rwanda it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Godelieve
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