Godown Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Godown Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5991:605,10749,190
India301:25,568,846339,406
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Godown Last Name Facts

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

Godown is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godown? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 508,499th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Godown reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Godown is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 599 people, or 1 in 605,107. In The United States Godown is most common in: New Jersey, where 19 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Godown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godown has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Godown surname increased 530 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godown Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Godown last name are 31.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.95% being registered with the party.

Godown earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $47,341 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godowin9210/
Godowen921/
Godownn920/
Goodown920/
Goodowyn861/
Goodowin860/
Gadown835/
Godawn830/
Goudouwen801/
Godewin774/
Goduwin773/
Goddewin711/
Goodewin710/
Gooduwin710/
Godhavn6221/
Godaben626/
Gudawin624/
Godabin622/
Goduben621/
Godubin621/
Goidaben571/

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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 Godown
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