Godfather Surname
Approximately 688 people bear this surname
Godfather Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 482 | 1:159,300 | 13,768 |
| Tanzania | 199 | 1:266,038 | 21,128 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Godfather (379) may also be a first name.
Godfather Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godfather Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Godfather is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Godfather? popularity and diffusion
Godfather is the 483,673rd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,592,363 people. The last name Godfather is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Godfather live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 445,512th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 379 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 482 people, or 1 in 159,300. In Iran Godfather is primarily found in: Gilan Province, where 26 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 22 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 19 percent reside. Not including Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodfather | 95 | 2 | / |
| Goodfeather | 90 | 6 | / |
| Oddfather | 89 | 0 | / |
| Goodfaster | 84 | 0 | / |
| Godfatha | 82 | 6 | / |
| Gofaster | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gofate | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gutfater | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngofaate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gafate | 67 | 958 | / |
| Gofote | 67 | 124 | / |
| Gofati | 67 | 107 | / |
| Gofata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goffati | 63 | 4 | / |
| Gofothi | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kgofata | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ghofati | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gophate | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gafata | 53 | 10 | / |
| Gofoti | 53 | 7 | / |
| Gafati | 53 | 4 | / |
| Gofotea | 50 | 34 | / |
| Gafaiti | 50 | 30 | / |
| Ghafati | 50 | 12 | / |
| Gafatti | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gafaïti | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gafoute | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gafatta | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Godfather
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