Godius Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Godius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania721:735,30041,343
Kenya491:942,44733,788
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Godius (2,370) may also be a first name.

Godius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godius is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godius? popularity and diffusion

Godius is the 1,544,715th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Godius live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 152,603rd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 2,370 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania Godius is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 89 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Tanzania Godius is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 37 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.

Godius Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odius9127/
Godiu911/
Gadius83211/
Gedius8311/
Ghodiu833/
Godieu831/
Ghodiou7781/
Goidoiu7753/
Gaudius7751/
Ngodihu7740/
Godehus7719/
Goddäus7716/
Goudiou775/
Gaddius772/
Gedijus771/
Godugiu771/
Godieau771/
Godhiou771/
Goudoiu771/
Goudjiu771/
Gadious771/
Gudious770/
Hodgius770/
Adius7339/
Odéus739/
Gadiu733/
Godyu731/
Odjus731/
Ghodhiou713/
Goudieau712/
Ghadious711/
Godeau673,053/
Gadiou67373/
Godihuggi6765/
Hadius6753/
Gadjiu6739/
Godjou6713/
Ngodju6710/
Gadoiu676/
Godjeu673/
Eudius672/
Odujos672/
Gedéus671/
Gèdèus671/
Gédéus671/
Gadjus671/
Godoyu671/
Goddju671/
Gadyus671/
Ghadiu671/
Gedyus671/
Gadhiu671/
Gadéus671/
Godhyu671/
Hodyus671/
Addius670/

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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 Godius
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