Godong Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Godong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Godong (Tibetan: མགོ་གདོང་།) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Godong 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 on earth, held by 87 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 98 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 22 percent live.

Godong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Godong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Godong last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godongs9214/
Godoong929/
Ngodong925/
Goudong922/
Goddong921/
Godoeng921/
Godhong921/
Odong9141,282/
Godon914,965/
Goddoing867/
Ngoduong861/
Gooddong861/
Ngoudong861/
Gadong831,665/
Goudon83335/
Hodong83316/
Gedong83247/
Godang83244/
Godone83230/
Odhong83222/
Goodon83202/
Oduong83197/
Goddon83134/
Godung8384/
Gudong8334/
Osdong8329/
Godoun8318/
Odoing8312/
Goidon837/
Godoin836/
Oidong836/
Gotdon835/
Goydon835/
Godoon835/
Oudong835/
Gosdon833/
Odoung832/
Ngodon831/
O'Dong831/
Goduon831/
Godont831/
Godonn830/
Godhon830/
Ngadong771,401/
Gaddong77369/
Ngudong77137/
Goodoon77134/
Ghodang7762/
Goodone7733/
Geddong7731/
Gadongs7728/
Ngodang777/
Gatdong774/
Gadgong774/
Goideon773/
Goudoun773/
Goudang773/
Houdong773/
Ngodung771/
Guddong771/
Goodung771/
Goudone771/
Godoont771/
Hoddong771/
Kgodung771/
Godotin771/
Oduon'g771/
Odhuong771/
Odhoung771/
Gadoong771/
Goddoin770/
Goodhon770/
Goudoin770/
Goudont770/
Adong7383,829/
Gadon734,625/
Odang734,216/
Godom73754/
Godan73720/
Godoń73203/
Godán736/
Godón733/
Godàn731/
Godôn731/
Gottdang7146/
Hoydongs7131/
Godasing714/
Goodgoin713/
Goudoune713/
Ngoudang713/
Gadonggs712/
Goudgang711/
Godangue711/
Odeheong711/
Godane671,350/
Gaudon671,106/
Gadung67586/
Gadang67549/
Gudang67507/
Goudan67423/
Gasdon67380/
Goodan67343/
Oddang67305/
Gedang67288/
Goidan67235/
Godhan67189/
Gudung67122/
Gadoin6796/
Goydan6781/
Hadong6771/
Hodang6755/
Gaddon6744/
Godoum6742/
Oudang6733/
Ghodan6731/
Godunc6723/
Gojdan6722/
Gosdan6720/
Gadoon6718/
Asdong6718/
Ngadon6717/
Addong6715/
Ahdong6713/
Godand679/
Oodang679/
Goddan678/
Audong678/
Aduong677/
Gadone676/
Goodom676/
Gadoun675/
Atdong675/
Goudom675/
Adoung673/
Gaduon673/
Godhom673/
Gohdom673/
Adoong672/
Adhong672/
Godann671/
Goddom671/
Gotdan671/
Adongh671/
Odonkh671/
Godant671/
Ghodousin671/
Gadond671/
Gaadon671/
Adongs671/
Oidang671/
Oydang671/
Odonks670/

Godong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godong in the Tibetan language
མགོ་གདོང་།godong-

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Footnotes

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