Godman Surname

218,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Godman Surname Definition:

(English) 1 God-Man (Man of God); [Anglo-Saxon Godman(n] 2 for Godmund, q.v.

3 confused with Goodman, q.v.

Godman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6981:519,28243,383
England5391:103,37310,862
Nigeria2151:823,92036,501
Australia1281:210,90420,401
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Canada511:722,46357,796
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Wales91:343,83718,086
Norway71:734,61250,907
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3231:75,4668,248
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3831:131,11912,565

Godman (593) may also be a first name.

Godman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 God-Man (Man of God); [Anglo-Saxon Godman(n] 2 for Godmund, q.v.

3 confused with Goodman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Godman Last Name Facts

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

Godman (Hindi: गोदमन, Russian: Годман) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 218,907th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,897,083 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Godman live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Godman is also the 343,462nd most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 593 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 698 people, or 1 in 519,282. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 15 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Godman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Godman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 182 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Godman surname are 26.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.6% being registered with the political party.

The amount Godman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning $41,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.1% more than the national average, earning $52,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodman92133,343/
Goedman92178/
Goudman92143/
Godmann9225/
Goddman9225/
Godmane9219/
Goidman921/
Godmant921/
Odman91456/
Goudmand8638/
Goodmand8612/
Goudmann869/
Goodmman862/
Hgoodman862/
Ghodmane862/
Goudmant861/
Goodmanc861/
Goddmann861/
Goodmane861/
Goudmane861/
Goodmant860/
Goodmaan860/
Gooddman860/
Oudman83589/
Gedman83413/
Gudman83318/
Gadman83209/
Oddman83191/
Hodman83102/
Godmon8332/
Odmann8320/
Odmand835/
Odhman833/
Oodman832/
Oidman832/
Odmane832/
Godmam832/
Odmang831/
D'Goodman801/
Goodmon77370/
Gudmann77288/
Oudmane77171/
Gudmand7776/
Hoodman7751/
Houdman7726/
Godmont7725/
Ghadman7720/
Goodmam7716/
Gäddman777/
Gadmann776/
Ousdman775/
Hoddman774/
Gudmane773/
Giedman772/
Gaudman772/
Gadmane772/
Hodmhan771/
Odmeane771/
Hoidman771/
Oddmann771/
Oddmanh771/
Otdmane771/
Gadhman771/
Goodmañ771/
Hodmaan771/
Geddman770/
Adman731,195/
Ãdman731/
Odmon731/
Goodmond7170/
Houdmann7155/
Ousdmane7114/
Gaudmann712/
Oddmagne711/
Ghadmane711/
Goudmein711/
Goodmoon711/
Goodmont710/
Admane6710,010/
Hadman67422/
Admain67351/
Admant67335/
Gudmon67225/
Hodmon6721/
Admand6719/
Agyman6716/
Gudmanova6715/
Audman677/
Addman676/
Odmond675/
Admann675/
Admean672/
Aadman671/
Gedmon671/
Adhman671/
Hoydemann670/

Godman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godman in the Hindi language
गोदमनgodamana-
Godman in the Russian language
Годманgodman-

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Godman Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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