Godov Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Godov Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name God, meaning 'year'.

Godov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3751:384,32837,409
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Godov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name God, meaning 'year'.

- Junie

Godov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Godov Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Godov (Russian: Годов) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godov? popularity and diffusion

Godov is the 721,185th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Godov live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Godov is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 384,328. In Russia Godov is mostly concentrated in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 30 percent reside, Bashkortostan Republic, where 10 percent reside and Moscow, where 10 percent reside. Other than Russia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 3 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Godov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Godov last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godova91550/
Godoev9125/
Goydov914/
Goidov911/
Godouv911/
Goudov911/
Odov898/
Gojdova8315/
Goydova834/
Goidova831/
Oidov802,815/
Gudov801,538/
Gadov80180/
Godow80173/
Godof80102/
Godev8089/
Hodov8062/
Odova8022/
Godop8017/
Godav8011/
Gedov809/
Oydov803/
Oduov802/
Odotv801/
Godovova7724/
Godavová772/
Godawová772/
Gadoev7317,336/
Gudova731,494/
Hodova7387/
Gadova7362/
Goodof7337/
Godoff7335/
Godaev7333/
Godeev7317/
Ghodav7316/
Godhav7313/
Gaudov739/
Godowa738/
Godhof736/
Goudav734/
Hoidov734/
Hodovs733/
Oudova733/
Godgav732/
Ghedov732/
Godoif731/
Goudof731/
Ngodow731/
Godofe731/
Ghodev731/
Oydova731/
Goodob730/
Adov67768/
Goodoff6732/
Godoffe6726/
Odob6717/
Gujdova6716/
Goodhow6715/
Houdova6714/
Godhoff6714/
Odow6713/
Guddova677/
Hojdova674/
Hoidova674/
Godhope674/
Odof673/
Odav672/
Gaudova672/
Goodhof671/
Goodhop670/
Goodoub670/

Godov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godov in the Russian language
Годовgodov-

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