Godeni Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Godeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo2071:8,9951,394
Albania341:85,7088,927
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Godeni (40) may also be a first name.

Godeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godeni (Marathi: गोदेनी) occurs more in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Godeni.

How Common Is The Last Name Godeni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 885,573rd most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Godeni reside; 81 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Godeni is also the 1,614,485th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 40 people.

It is most commonly used in Kosovo, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 8,995. In Kosovo Godeni is primarily concentrated in: District of Pristina, where 33 percent are found, District of Gjakova, where 30 percent are found and District of Prizren, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Kosovo Godeni occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 11 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Godeni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godeni in the Marathi language
गोदेनीgodeni-

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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
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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 Godeni
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