Godfry Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malawi

Godfry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godfry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1871:947,28740,584
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Honduras371:238,2822,434
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
Wales61:261,4039,165
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4061:123,69112,002

Godfry (4,056) may also be a first name.

Godfry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godfry is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Godfry click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godfry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 695,980th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Godfry live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godfry is also the 109,433rd most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 4,056 people.

Godfry is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 947,287. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 19 percent live, Abia, where 17 percent live and Bayelsa, where 17 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 25 percent live and Honduras, where 9 percent live.

Godfry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Godfry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godfry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Godfry earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.38% less than the national average, earning $39,102 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godfrey92140,339/
Godfroy922,464/
Godfray92312/
Godfryd9270/
Godfryt9215/
Godffry9211/
Goodfry927/
Godfryi921/
Goddfry920/
Gofry9113/
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Godfriey864/
Godtfryd862/
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Godfroiy861/
Godfre83116/
Gadfry8364/
Gofrey8344/
Goffry8333/
Godfri8320/
Odfrey834/
Gotfry831/
Goudfrooy801/
Godphfrey801/
Godffriey801/
Godfred773,237/
Godfree771,189/
Gotfryd77922/
Godfrid77334/
Goffrey7763/
Gotfrey7741/
Goffroy7732/
Gadfrey7723/
Godfroi7718/
Goofrey7714/
Godfrei775/
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Gotfryt773/
Godfrit773/
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Godphry772/
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Godfreh771/
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Goufrey771/
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Goffray771/
Godffre771/
Goyfrey771/
Godfraa771/
Godfres770/
Gadfray770/
Godfrea770/
Gofre7348/
Gofri7325/
Gofra732/
Gafry732/
Godfroid712,073/
Godphrey71110/
Gaudfroy7178/
Goodfred7177/
Gouffray7147/
Godtfred7134/
Gottfryd7130/
Godfread7125/
Godfroit7121/
Godfroij7116/
Goodffre7113/
Godfridt7110/
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Gotfrydt713/
Godffrie711/
Godfreed711/
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Ghafry671,452/
Gafriy67212/
Goffre67189/
Gadfre67119/
Goffri67115/
Gaffry6750/
Gafray6745/
Gofroj6729/
Gafrey6725/
Godtfridt6720/
Gofred678/
Gotfre677/
Goufra674/
Goodfroid673/
Gotfri673/
Goufre672/
Gofrit672/
Gofrie671/
Gaufry671/
Gatfry671/
Godfroidt671/
Goffré671/
Ghofra671/
Gadfri671/
Gafryś671/
Geeoffrey671/
Goodfruit670/
Hadfry670/
Gafruy670/

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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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  • 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 Godfry
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