Godeon Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Godeon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godeon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Godeon (57) may also be a first name.

Godeon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godeon occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Godeon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godeon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Godeon reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godeon is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 57 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Godeon is mostly found in: Abia, where 75 percent live and Edo, where 25 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

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Godieon924/
Goideon923/
Goudeon922/
Godgeon921/
Goddeon920/
Godeoin920/
Odeon91105/
Goodeyon8654/
Goudehon861/
Gedeon8337,860/
Godean83238/
Gudeon8317/
Gadeon8312/
Godion8310/
Odeyon836/
Odeion835/
Hodeon832/
Odehon831/
Godyon831/
Godjon831/
Gudgeon772,900/
Godoyon77167/
Godayon7728/
Goduyon7722/
Gudeyon7720/
Giedeon779/
Goudean775/
Gedieon775/
Hodeyon774/
Oddeoin774/
Ngodjon774/
Goodion773/
Godgion772/
Gedeohn771/
Gedeoun771/
Godjoin771/
Godiean771/
Hodeong771/
Godiong771/
Godijon771/
Gedeeon771/
Odeahon771/
Goodeom770/
Goodjon770/
Goodyon770/
Geddeon770/
Odion7314,455/
Odean73358/
Odyon7369/
Adeon7312/
Odeom732/
Odéon732/
Odjon731/
Odeón731/
Goodgion71487/
Goodjohn71227/
Goodjoin7147/
Goodjion7114/
Godijohn7111/
Godjotin7111/
Hodehoun712/
Ngodjoun712/
Odeonova711/
N'Godion711/
Goudayon711/
Guudgeon711/
Ghoddean711/
Odeheong711/
Gedion677,918/
Odiong674,516/
Godian671,664/
Goodjoint67123/
Audeon67102/
Godiom6770/
Gadean6747/
Goodijohn6744/
Gadion6731/
Oudean6729/
Adeong6723/
Odione6720/
Adeoun6718/
Gedyon6716/
Godjan6713/
Odiean6712/
Odayon6711/
Hadeon679/
Adejon679/
Odyong679/
Adeone678/
Adeyon677/
Godehusen677/
Hodean676/
Godyan675/
Hodyon675/
Odjong674/
Goodjione673/
Gudion673/
Gudean673/
Adehon673/
Oodean671/
Goodjiont671/
Odiond671/
Odjoun671/
Ngoudjoun671/
Godiun671/
Gèdèon671/
Gădean671/
Gadjon671/
Oddion671/
Godehagne671/
Adeosn671/
Odehom671/

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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 Godeon
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