Godfer Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Godfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Godfer (11) may also be a first name.

Godfer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godfer occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Godfer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Godfer is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Godfer reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Tanzania Godfer is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godferd9215/
Godfert923/
Gofer91165/
Godfe915/
Odfer911/
Goffer83283/
Godfre83116/
Godfey8368/
Gofert8339/
Ghofer8322/
Gofear8315/
Goofer8310/
Gofere835/
Gofeer831/
Gofier831/
Goufer830/
Gopfer830/
Godfed830/
Gofe805,115/
Gopfert77185/
Goffert7736/
Goufier7736/
Goutfer7719/
Goffier779/
Gouffer777/
Goferth772/
Godfiey772/
Godfird772/
Godfeid771/
Gofferd771/
Godffre771/
Hoodfer771/
Goifier771/
Ghoffer771/
Goffger770/
Gooffer770/
Gossfer770/
Gotferd770/
Gafer7312,104/
Goffe731,891/
Gofir73386/
Gofre7348/
Ngofe7334/
Gofea7326/
Goufe7310/
Godfy735/
Gofie733/
Gofey732/
Kgofe732/
Adfer732/
Ghofe731/
Gosfe731/
Goofe731/
Gofee731/
Gofes731/
Gofei731/
Goife731/
Gofeu731/
Gadfe731/
Gouffier71496/
Gottfert7198/
Goodffre7113/
Godfisrt711/
Go'pfert711/
Goodfeed710/
Gossfert710/
Gaffer6711,849/
Gaafer677,515/
Ghofir671,080/
Gopher67625/
Gouffe67329/
Gafeer67294/
Gafert67220/
Goffre67189/
Ghafer67133/
Gahfer67133/
Goffee67119/
Gadfre67119/
Ngoffe67116/
Goffez6791/
Goffey6786/
G'Afer6744/
Gaufer6742/
Ngoufe6730/
Goffet6711/
Gofieh679/
Gotfre677/
Gofuir675/
Gasfer674/
Ghodfi674/
Gaferr674/
Gafear673/
Ngofeh673/
Gofeah672/
Goffie672/
Goffeh672/
Adfere672/
Goufre672/
Godfid671/
Godfoy671/
Goffjr671/
Gazfer671/
Ngofei671/
Ngofey671/
Goufey671/
Gofair671/
Hadfer671/
Gafier671/
Gafere671/
Ga'fer671/
Gojfej671/
Goufei671/
Gosfej671/
Godfoa670/

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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 Godfer
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