Godová Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Godová Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godová Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1301:41,0507,674
Czechia131:817,95970,223

The alternate forms: Godova (550), Gódová (2) & Godóvá (1) are calculated separately.

Godová Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godová occurs most in Slovakia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Godova, Gódová or Godóvá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godová? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,478,479th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name Godová occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Godová reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 41,050. In Slovakia Godová is primarily concentrated in: Nitra Region, where 42 percent are found, Prešov Region, where 33 percent are found and Košice Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Slovakia Godová occurs in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godova94550/
Gódová942/
Godóvá941/
Gojdová9259/
Goodová922/
Godľová921/
Godovo83235/
Gadová835/
Gádová831/
Godovoy7741/
Gojdova7715/
Godovas774/
Goydova774/
Goduova771/
Goidova771/
Godovoh771/
Godoova771/
Gousdova712/
Godava67289/
Godobo67142/
Godoba67102/
Gadova6762/
Gaďová6748/
Goudouvas6711/
Godowa678/
Gousdovas674/
Gadovo671/
Ngoudouva671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Godová
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