Godev Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Godev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria711:98,2945,957
North Macedonia151:140,09810,775
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Godev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godev (Arabic: غوضيف, Marathi: गोडवे) is most common in Bulgaria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Godev is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Godev occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Godev are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 98,294. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Plovdiv Province, where 27 percent live, Smolyan Province, where 18 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 15 percent live. Other than Bulgaria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 17 percent live and Greece, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godeva9180/
Godaev9133/
Godoev9125/
Godiev9120/
Godeev9117/
Ghodev911/
Goydev911/
Odev8912/
Goudeva833/
Ghodeiv831/
Gojdeva831/
Godov80404/
Gadev80250/
Odiev8053/
Godep8049/
Godef8032/
Odeev8029/
Godiv8016/
Godav8011/
Godeb808/
Odeva803/
Odeiv802/
Hodev802/
Gedev801/
Gadoev7317,336/
Gadiev734,913/
Gadaev732,664/
Gadeev73907/
Gadeva73250/
Gediev73239/
Goodew73104/
Hodiev7362/
Ghodiv7356/
Ghodav7316/
Godhav7313/
Houdev7311/
Goudef7310/
Gadhev739/
Godepp739/
Gadgev737/
Hodeev737/
Ngodep735/
Gedeev735/
Gedaev735/
Goudav734/
Godipe734/
Goydov734/
Godaiv733/
Ghadev733/
Godefe732/
Godiew732/
Godhew731/
Godiep731/
Godeuf731/
Goudov731/
Ngadev731/
Godeff731/
Gadeav731/
Goidov731/
Goddew730/
Goodhew672,168/
Adev67123/
Odeb6732/
Ghadeva6716/
Godhaiv677/
Odew676/
Odef674/
Odiv673/
Ghoddeb672/
Goddeaw671/
Ghodiep671/
Ghodeib671/
Goddhew671/
Gashdev671/
Gotdieb671/
Ghodeif671/

Godev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godev in the Marathi language
गोडवेgodave-
Godev in the Arabic language
غوضيفghwdyf-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Godev
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