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 surname Godfer is found most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Godfer is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Godfer occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Godfer live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Godfer is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name globally, borne by 11 people.

Godfer is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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