Godoy Surname
Approximately 379,874 people bear this surname
Godoy Surname Definition:
From "Gundrun" who is the bewitcher of the battle.
Galician name found in Andalusia and Estremadura because of Reconquest.
Godoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 110,604 | 1:386 | 38 |
| Chile | 51,540 | 1:342 | 67 |
| Brazil | 32,097 | 1:6,670 | 463 |
| Venezuela | 28,927 | 1:1,044 | 201 |
| Paraguay | 25,546 | 1:283 | 65 |
| Mexico | 21,299 | 1:5,828 | 721 |
| Guatemala | 19,827 | 1:811 | 143 |
| Honduras | 14,583 | 1:605 | 146 |
| Spain | 13,697 | 1:3,413 | 407 |
| Colombia | 13,229 | 1:3,611 | 598 |
| United States | 10,070 | 1:35,994 | 4,478 |
| Philippines | 8,532 | 1:11,866 | 1,181 |
| Peru | 8,093 | 1:3,927 | 645 |
| Ecuador | 5,548 | 1:2,867 | 500 |
| Uruguay | 3,305 | 1:1,038 | 115 |
| El Salvador | 3,219 | 1:1,971 | 337 |
| Bolivia | 2,557 | 1:4,152 | 620 |
| Cuba | 2,123 | 1:5,428 | 614 |
| Nicaragua | 1,088 | 1:5,534 | 554 |
| Panama | 1,024 | 1:3,821 | 459 |
| Costa Rica | 795 | 1:6,013 | 417 |
| Belize | 507 | 1:701 | 147 |
| Canada | 307 | 1:120,018 | 12,640 |
| France | 289 | 1:229,836 | 35,639 |
| Portugal | 142 | 1:73,368 | 3,778 |
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Australia | 103 | 1:262,094 | 23,895 |
| Japan | 69 | 1:1,852,816 | 26,842 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Guam | 45 | 1:3,558 | 455 |
| Italy | 45 | 1:1,359,038 | 78,318 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | 1:253,581 | 2,469 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Ireland | 8 | 1:588,617 | 15,973 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Godóy (3) & Gödoy (1) are calculated separately.
Godoy (345) may also be a first name.
Godoy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From "Gundrun" who is the bewitcher of the battle.
Galician name found in Andalusia and Estremadura because of Reconquest.
Godoy Demographics
Godoy Political Affiliation
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Godoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Godoy (Russian: Годой) has its highest incidence in Argentina. It may also appear in the variant forms: Godóy or Gödoy. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Godoy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,416th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,184 people. Godoy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Godoy live; 74 percent live in South America and 44 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Godoy is also the 469,697th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 345 people.
This surname is most widespread in Argentina, where it is held by 110,604 people, or 1 in 386. In Argentina Godoy is most frequent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 37 percent are found, Córdoba Province, where 9 percent are found and Santa Fe Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Argentina it occurs in 88 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.
Godoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Godoy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Godoy surname expanded 335,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Godoy Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Godoy surname are 42.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Godoy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.71% less than the national average, earning €15,703 per year; in Norway they earn 52.79% less than the national average, earning 163,379 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,986 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.4% less than the national average, earning R 212,928 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning $22,837,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $48,088 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Godoy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Godoy in the Russian language | ||
| Годой | godoj | - |
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