Godens Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Godens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Godens (788) may also be a first name.

Godens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godens occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Godens is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Godens are found; 29 percent are found in Southern Africa and 29 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 291,981st most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 788 people.

Godens is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,748,322. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Belgium Godens is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Benin, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodens9230/
Godense923/
Godiens923/
Goddens921/
Odens91409/
Gadens83299/
Oddens8360/
Godins8356/
Odeens8341/
Godyns8341/
Odemns8333/
Odense8330/
Oudens8326/
Ohdens838/
Gudens836/
Gedens831/
Godenz831/
Hodens830/
Gaudens77914/
Godence7746/
Gudiens7727/
Guddens7727/
Geddens7722/
O'Deens775/
Goodins775/
Godienz774/
Goddins773/
Gaddens771/
Giedens771/
Godgins771/
Goidins771/
Odems73365/
Adens73220/
Odins73155/
Odenz7330/
Odnæs7315/
Odensova712/
Goudinse711/
Gaudense711/
Gaddenns710/
Gooddins710/
Goodench710/
Goodions710/
Gadenz67368/
Addens67141/
Oudems6752/
Odence6731/
Adense6717/
Audens679/
Odinse679/
Gudins678/
Godinz678/
Gudnæs676/
Hadens676/
Adenås675/
Odenze673/
Gedins672/
Adoens672/
Odions672/
Oddems671/
Gudēns671/
Adaens671/
Oudins671/
Godinš671/
Adiens671/
Oddins670/
Eudens670/
Hodins670/

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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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  • 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 Godens
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