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.

Godescu Surname Distribution Map

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

The surname Godescu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godescu? popularity and diffusion

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

It is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 170,151. In Romania Godescu is primarily found in: Gorj County, where 97 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 1 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Romania Godescu exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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