Godow Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Godow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany891:904,55664,175
Israel411:208,72320,048
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Godow Last Name Facts

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

Godow occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,305,105th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Godow live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 904,556. In Germany Godow is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 35 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 21 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Godow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Godow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Godow surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Godow earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.32% less than the national average, earning $35,243 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godowa918/
Godowe915/
Ngodow911/
Goodhow8315/
Godouwe832/
Gedow803,624/
Gadow801,593/
Gudow801,055/
Godov80404/
Godof80102/
Godaw806/
Godova73550/
Giedow7342/
Goodof7337/
Godoff7335/
Godoev7325/
Gadowa7317/
Goudaw739/
Gasdow736/
Gudhow736/
Godhof736/
Guudow736/
Goydov734/
Gedoow734/
Godawe732/
Guddow732/
Gaudow731/
Godouv731/
Godofe731/
Goudov731/
Goudof731/
Goddaw731/
Goidov731/
Godoif731/
Ghodaw731/
Goodaw730/
Goodob730/
Goodoff6732/
Godoffe6726/
Gojdova6715/
Godhoff6714/
Gaddows675/
Goydova674/
Gadouwe672/
Gaddouw671/
Ghaudow671/
Goidova671/
Goodhof671/
Goodhuw671/
Goodoub670/
Goodhaw670/

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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
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  • 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 Godow
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