Godian Surname
Approximately 1,664 people bear this surname
Godian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,537 | 1:34,445 | 4,023 |
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Godian (2,600) may also be a first name.
Godian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Godian occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Godian? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 240,410th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,379,535 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Godian reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Godian is also the 144,198th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 2,600 people.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,537 people, or 1 in 34,445. In Tanzania Godian is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 28 percent live, Tabora Region, where 20 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 18 percent live. Other than Tanzania Godian occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.
Godian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Godian has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Godian surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Godian
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