Godonu Surname
Approximately 2,692 people bear this surname
Godonu Surname User-submission:
This name belongs to the Ewe speaking people of the Volta Region in Ghana, Southern Togo, Southern Benin Republic and the border town of Badagry in Lagos State, Nigeria. The name has three meaning depending on the tonation of its pronunciation.
Read More About This SurnameGodonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,197 | 1:80,629 | 5,722 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Godonu (325) may also be a first name.
Godonu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name belongs to the Ewe speaking people of the Volta Region in Ghana, Southern Togo, Southern Benin Republic and the border town of Badagry in Lagos State, Nigeria. The name has three meaning depending on the tonation of its pronunciation. Ghanaians and Nigerians write it as Godonu whilst the Togolese and Beninois write Godonou.
The possible meanings are:
- What you see is what you get
- The world is a round place - all you have to do in life is the best
- Whatever clothes you have are what you will wear going out
Godonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Godonu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Godonu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 161,702nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,707,112 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Godonu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godonu is also the 486,495th most common first name internationally, held by 325 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,197 people, or 1 in 80,629. In Nigeria Godonu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 59 percent reside, Ogun, where 38 percent reside and Edo, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Godonu occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 18 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godonou | 92 | 21,259 | / |
| Goddonu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Godonnu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Godonuh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Godonus | 92 | 0 | / |
| Odonu | 91 | 60 | / |
| Goudonou | 86 | 19 | / |
| Godonnou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Godounou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Goddonou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hodonu | 83 | 919 | / |
| Odongu | 83 | 79 | / |
| Gadonu | 83 | 69 | / |
| Godunu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gudonu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gedonu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Odonus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Godanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Odonnu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Odonou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Odounu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Godenu | 83 | 0 | / |
| Goudounou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hodonou | 77 | 12,287 | / |
| Godenau | 77 | 46 | / |
| Odongou | 77 | 38 | / |
| Odonnou | 77 | 29 | / |
| Gadonou | 77 | 16 | / |
| Godonoo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hodounu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odonous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odonneu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uodonou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odounou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oduonou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Godanuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goodoungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Adonu | 73 | 6,204 | / |
| Odanu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Houdonou | 71 | 47 | / |
| Hodonnou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Goudanou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hodhonou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gahdonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaudonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oudounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godaannu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odanou | 67 | 1,266 | / |
| Adonou | 67 | 963 | / |
| Hodanu | 67 | 772 | / |
| Adongu | 67 | 373 | / |
| Odhanu | 67 | 90 | / |
| Gadonnaud | 67 | 59 | / |
| Adonus | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngadounou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Adonuh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gudanu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Adonnu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gedenu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Adoonu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aduonu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gadanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adounu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gedanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gudunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odanuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adoneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodenouh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Godonu
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