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

The surname Godong (Tibetan: མགོ་གདོང་།) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Godong is the 1,839,022nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Godong live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 87 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Godong is most frequent in: Plateau, where 98 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs 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 prevalency of Godong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Godong last name expanded 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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 Godong
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