Godney Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Godney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Godney (56) may also be a first name.

Godney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godney is found most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,943,350th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Godney live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. Godney is also the 1,321,957th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 56 people.

The surname Godney is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England it is most frequent in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 26 percent live, Derbyshire, where 22 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Godney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godney has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 278 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Godney last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Godney earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodney92320/
Goudney921/
Odney91340/
Godne91115/
Godny9138/
Gedney831,867/
Godnez83332/
Gadney83193/
Hodney8383/
Oudney8337/
Godner8331/
Goudne8320/
Godnyy8315/
Godhne8314/
Godnes838/
Goodne833/
Gudney833/
Goodny832/
Godnge832/
Godniy831/
Godnee831/
Ngodne831/
Goudny830/
Odne80375/
Goodner772,481/
Goodnoe77182/
Godenne77152/
Godnaya7758/
Godness7722/
Godinne7713/
Goodnes779/
Godìnez779/
Godønes778/
Gudneye773/
Odenney771/
Gaddney771/
Goddner771/
Goodnae771/
Goodniy771/
Goodnie771/
Goddnie771/
Ghodnae771/
Geddney770/
Gosdner770/
Goodnye770/
Adney731,287/
Hodne731,121/
Hodny73175/
Odner73135/
Gadne7375/
Odnes7342/
Gedne7341/
Godna7325/
Odnoy7316/
Odnez7310/
Godni738/
Gudne735/
Odnye732/
Oudne732/
Oddny731/
Odhne731/
Odnee731/
Odnie731/
Odned730/
Goodness711,703/
Goudenne7126/
Godhniya714/
Godøness714/
O'Denney711/
Goudinne711/
Ghodnayi711/
Goodenne710/
Odhner67332/
Gadner67280/
Hodnyi6768/
Oudnie6742/
Odness6741/
Hodnet6740/
Hadney6738/
Gudnyy6735/
Godnai6725/
Odinne6720/
Godhni6713/
Gadnay6712/
Oddner6711/
Oddnes679/
Goudni676/
Audney676/
Gadneh676/
Goddna675/
Adneye674/
Godnis673/
Oideny673/
Goudna672/
Ghadne672/
Gudner672/
Goodna672/
Odneus671/
Hodnee671/
Gudnoy671/
Gadhne671/
Gadnye671/
Goodni671/
Goodnesss671/
Odimne671/
Oidene671/
Houdne671/
Hodnye671/
Odenne671/
Odnycz671/
Ngodna671/
Ngadne671/
O'Dennehy671/
Godnou671/
Gadnae671/
Godnah671/
Ghodna671/
Odnett670/
Adneys670/
Gednie670/
Addney670/
Goodnecht670/
Gednay670/
Adneyu670/
Hodner670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Godney
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