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

Godney is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Godney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,943,350th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 first name throughout the world, held by 56 people.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Godney is most numerous in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 26 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 22 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent are found. Other than England it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Godney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godney has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Godney surname grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 278 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Godney surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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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  • 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 Godney
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