Godfrei Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Godfrei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godfrei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Godfrei (23) may also be a first name.

Godfrei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godfrei is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Godfrei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godfrei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Godfrei occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Godfrei live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Godfrei is also the 2,239,265th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 23 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 33 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 33 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Godfrei exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godfreid937/
Godfre92116/
Godfri9220/
Godfrey86140,339/
Godfred863,237/
Godfree861,189/
Godfrid86334/
Godfroi8618/
Godfreu863/
Godfrit863/
Godfrer862/
Godfrie861/
Godfreh861/
Godfret861/
Godfrui861/
Godfryi861/
Godffre861/
Godfrue861/
Godfres860/
Godfroe860/
Godfrea860/
Gofre8348/
Gofri8325/
Godfroid802,073/
Godffrey80199/
Goodfred8077/
Goodfrey8039/
Godtfred8034/
Godfread8025/
Godfreey8023/
Godfroit8021/
Godfroij8016/
Goddfrey8014/
Goodffre8013/
Godfridt8010/
Godfreys805/
Godfrrey805/
Goodfree804/
Godfreyâ804/
Godfriey804/
Godffrie801/
Godfreed801/
Gotfreid801/
Gottfrei801/
Goedfrey801/
Godfreya801/
Godfroiy801/
Godfry77424/
Goffre77189/
Gadfre77119/
Goffri77115/
Gofrey7744/
Gofred778/
Gotfre777/
Odfrey774/
Gotfri773/
Goufre772/
Gofrit772/
Gofrie771/
Gadfri771/
Gottfreid7553/
Godtfridt7520/
Goodfroid753/
Godfroidt751/
Godphfrey751/
Godffriey751/
Godfreyed751/
Goodfruit750/
Godfroy712,464/
Gotfrid712,288/
Godfray71312/
Gotfrit7176/
Godfryd7170/
Gotfred7164/
Goffrey7163/
Gotfrey7141/
Goffred7138/
Gofreed7129/
Gadfrey7123/
Godfryt7115/
Goofrey7114/
Goudfrooij7113/
Godffry7111/
Goodfry717/
Gotfret716/
Ghoffri715/
Gotfroi715/
Gosfrey713/
Godfrad713/
Gadfred713/
Gudfrey713/
Gopfrey713/
Goffree713/
Gofreey713/
Goufret713/
Gouffre713/
Gottfri712/
Gedfrey712/
Gofroid712/
Godfras711/
Goiffre711/
Goofrie711/
Goufrey711/
Gowfrey711/
Goyfrey711/
Gadfree711/
Godfraa711/
Goffrid711/
Gopfret711/
Gotfree710/
Goddfry710/
Gafri67295/
Gottfred67177/
Godphrey67110/
Gotfridt6797/
Gottfrid6765/
Gottfrit6744/
Gafre6715/
Gopfrich6713/
Gofry6713/
Goffrais6712/
Goffrich678/
Gofra672/
Godtfryd672/
Godfrays671/
Gottfrey671/
Gothfred671/
Goffreys671/
Gedffrey671/
Gadfreed671/
Gothfrye670/
Goffroie670/
Godfraux670/

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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 Godfrei
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