Godong Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Godong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Godong (87) may also be a first name.
Godong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Godong (Tibetan: མགོ་གདོང་།) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Godong click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Godong? popularity and diffusion
Godong is the 1,839,022nd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Godong reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godong is also the 1,024,927th most widely held first name in the world, held by 87 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Godong is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 98 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Godong is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 22 percent reside.
Godong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Godong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Godong last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Godong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Godong in the Tibetan language | ||
| མགོ་གདོང་། | godong | - |
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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 Godong
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