Godescu Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Godescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Godescu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1181:170,15117,581
France11:66,422,722504,397

Godescu Last Name Facts

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

Godescu is most common in Romania. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Godescu.

How Common Is The Last Name Godescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Godescu is the 1,666,404th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Godescu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Romania, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 170,151. In Romania Godescu is mostly concentrated in: Gorj County, where 97 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 1 percent are found and Dâmbovița County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Romania Godescu is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goidescu93320/
Godesu924/
Gadescu864/
Gădescu864/
Godesup861/
Godecaux8042/
Gadesu7735/
Godisu771/
Gaddesu713/
Godezux711/
Godekud711/
Gadesaud6739/
Godekuid671/
Ngodekui671/
Gadekou5773/
Gaddisu579/
Ghodiku573/
Gadaisu571/
Ngoudikou501/
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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 Godescu
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