Godfred Surname

138,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Godfred Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godfred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
Tanzania3461:153,01013,848
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Nigeria2761:641,82230,209
Liberia1301:33,9123,168
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
United States401:9,061,473385,835
India271:28,409,829361,298
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Godfred (63,476) may also be a first name.

Godfred Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godfred is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Godfred.

How Common Is The Last Name Godfred? popularity and diffusion

Godfred is the 138,254th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,251,327 people. The last name Godfred occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Godfred live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 15,130th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 63,476 people.

The last name Godfred is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Aside from Ghana Godfred occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 9 percent reside.

Godfred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Godfred has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 105 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godfred Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Godfred last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Godfred earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.37% less than the national average, earning $33,495 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Goodfred9377/
Godtfred9334/
Godfread9325/
Godfreid937/
Godfreed931/
Godfre92116/
Gofred928/
Goodfried8847/
Godfriedt8845/
Goedfried881/
Godtfried880/
Godfrey86140,339/
Godfree861,189/
Godfrid86334/
Godfryd8670/
Gotfred8664/
Goffred8638/
Gofreed8629/
Godferd8615/
Godfrei865/
Gadfred863/
Godfreu863/
Godfrer862/
Godfird862/
Godfrie861/
Godfreh861/
Godfret861/
Godffre861/
Godfres860/
Godfrea860/
Gofre8348/
Godfroid802,073/
Gotfried80267/
Godffrey80199/
Gottfred80177/
Goodfrey8039/
Godfreey8023/
Goddfrey8014/
Goodffre8013/
Godfridt8010/
Godfreys805/
Godfrrey805/
Goodfree804/
Godfriey804/
Gohfried802/
Godtfryd802/
Gödfried802/
Godffrie801/
Goffried801/
Gotfreid801/
Gothfred801/
Gadfreed801/
Godfry77424/
Goffre77189/
Gadfre77119/
Gofrey7744/
Godfri7720/
Gotfre777/
Goufre772/
Gafred771/
Adfred771/
Gofrie771/
Gottfried759,153/
Gottfreid7553/
Godtfridt7520/
Goodfroid753/
Gootfried752/
Gottfreed751/
Gotfriedt751/
Godfroidt751/
Godphfrey751/
Godffriey751/
Godfroy712,464/
Gotfrid712,288/
Gotfryd71922/
Godfray71312/
Goffrey7163/
Gotfrey7141/
Gottfriedt7130/
Gadfrey7123/
Godfroi7118/
Godfryt7115/
Goofrey7114/
Gotfríd7114/
Goettfried7113/
Godffry7111/
Godfrydová718/
Goodfry717/
Gotfret716/
Gosfrey713/
Gopfrey713/
Goffree713/
Gofreey713/
Godfert713/
Goufret713/
Gotfrýd713/
Gouffre713/
Godfrit713/
Gofroid712/
Godfrui711/
Goiffre711/
Goofrie711/
Goufrey711/
Gowfrey711/
Godfryi711/
Otfried711/
Gaufred711/
Gottffried711/
Goyfrey711/
Gadfree711/
Godfraa711/
Goffrid711/
Gopfret711/
Gotfree710/
Goddfry710/
Godphrey67110/
Gotfridt6797/
Gottfrid6765/
Gutfried6761/
Gottfryd6730/
Gofri6725/
Godfroit6721/
Godfroij6716/
Gafre6715/
Ottfried6714/
Gofry6713/
Gottfríd678/
Asdfreed676/
Gotfrydt673/
Gofra672/
Getfried671/
Godfrays671/
Gottfrei671/
Gottfrey671/
Godfisrt671/
Audffred671/
Goffreys671/
Gutfreud671/
Ghafried671/
Godfroiy671/

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