Godja Surname
Approximately 2,293 people bear this surname
Godja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2,007 | 1:10,004 | 1,314 |
| Benin | 85 | 1:121,595 | 13,329 |
| Cameroon | 63 | 1:329,668 | 30,059 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Albania | 16 | 1:182,128 | 12,899 |
| Hungary | 14 | 1:701,163 | 38,752 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Godja (446) may also be a first name.
Godja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Godja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺟﺎ) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Godja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Godja is the 184,892nd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,178,171 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Godja reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Godja is also the 405,761st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 446 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 2,007 people, or 1 in 10,004. In Romania it is most frequent in: Maramureș County, where 76 percent live, Satu Mare County, where 8 percent live and Timiș County, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Romania this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Godja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Godja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺟﺎ | kwja | - |
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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 Godja
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