Godiva Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Godiva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Godiva (349) may also be a first name.

Godiva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godiva (Marathi: गोडीवा) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godiva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Godiva is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Godiva reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 466,636th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 349 people.

The last name Godiva is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 30 percent live, Illinois, where 20 percent live and Arizona, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States Godiva is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Godiva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Godiva has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godieva9232/
Godivap921/
Godivad921/
Odiva91281/
Godiveau86330/
Godhivay86329/
Ghodivad864/
Goudieva862/
Ghodivas861/
Godeva8380/
Godiba8331/
Odivay8326/
Gadiva8318/
Godiwa8313/
Odivat836/
Goduva835/
Godyva832/
Odivau832/
Odieva831/
Odhiva831/
Godhaivay80227/
Godiveaux8011/
Gadieva77720/
Odhivay77349/
Gedieva77185/
Gadivad7748/
Godevad7747/
Godevas7719/
Godueva7718/
Godeeva7716/
Hodieva7716/
Godiová774/
Godibai774/
Goudeva773/
Goodyva771/
Ngodiba771/
Gadhiva771/
Gadivah771/
Gadivas771/
Goudiba771/
Gojdeva771/
Odiba733,499/
Odiwa73637/
Adiva73125/
Odivo735/
Odeva733/
Gadivadd71385/
Godevais7119/
Ghodevad7111/
Ghodibai714/
Goudevai711/
Gotdeeva711/
Ghadivad711/
Hodheiva711/
Gadhieva711/
Adieva672,008/
Adiova67623/
Gadeva67250/
Godewa6761/
Odeeva6760/
Adivas6748/
Gadiba6748/
Odaiba6737/
Adivad6735/
Odiowa6733/
Odeiba6723/
Audiva6722/
Hodeva6715/
Gadiwa6710/
Godibo674/
Adivaa674/
Oidiba673/
Gadivaddh672/
Hadiva672/
Godywa671/
Odiway671/
Houdheiva671/
Gaddivadd671/
Gaddivatt671/
Addiva671/
Adeiva671/
Adhiva671/
Adivat671/
Goduwa671/
Odoiba671/
Odevah671/
Hodiwa671/
Odievo671/
Godeba671/

Godiva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godiva in the Marathi language
गोडीवाgodiva-

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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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  • 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 Godiva
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