Godfey Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Godfey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godfey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
England61:9,286,343223,652
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Godfey (162) may also be a first name.

Godfey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godfey occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Godfey.

How Common Is The Last Name Godfey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Godfey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Godfey reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 720,105th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 162 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent live, Arizona, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Godfey is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Godfey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godfey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Godfey surname grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godfey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Godfey last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Godfey last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Godfey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.31% less than the national average, earning $26,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godfiey922/
Godfy915/
Godfe915/
Gofey912/
Odfey911/
Goffey8386/
Godfer835/
Goufey831/
Ngofey831/
Godfoy831/
Godfed830/
Gofe805,115/
Odfe806/
Gofy801/
Ngofeyi774/
Gouffey771/
Godfeid771/
Goffe731,891/
Gofer73165/
Gofoe7335/
Ngofe7334/
Gofea7326/
Goufe7310/
Goffy738/
Gadfy734/
Ghofy734/
Gofoy733/
Gofie733/
Gofay733/
Gedfe732/
Kgofe732/
Gafey731/
Odfea731/
Gofee731/
Gofes731/
Goofe731/
Gosfe731/
Gofei731/
Goofy731/
Gofae731/
Odfie731/
Ghofe731/
Odfer731/
Goife731/
Gofeu731/
Gadfe731/
Odfue731/
Hodfe730/
Gopfy730/
Goodfeed710/
Gaffey672,640/
Gouffe67329/
Goffer67283/
Goffoy67139/
Goffee67119/
Ngoffe67116/
Goffez6791/
Ngoufe6730/
Gofaye6722/
Ghofer6722/
Ngofeu6712/
Goffet6711/
Goofer6710/
Gofieh679/
Gafeyo678/
Ghodfi674/
Ngofeh673/
Goffeh672/
Gofeah672/
Goffie672/
Goffay671/
Gofeer671/
Godfid671/
Gofych671/
Goufei671/
Ngofei671/
Gedfie671/
Gojfej671/
Gosfej671/
Godfoa670/
Gopfer670/
Goufer670/
Goffuy670/

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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 Godfey
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