Godrej Surname

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

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Godrej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godrej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1291:5,946,243139,967
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States121:30,204,911765,334
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Godrej (186) may also be a first name.

Godrej Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godrej (Hindi: गोदरेज, Marathi: गोदरेज) is found most frequently in India. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godrej? popularity and diffusion

The last name Godrej is the 1,305,105th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. Godrej occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Godrej reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 667,122nd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 186 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 5,946,243. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent reside, Karnataka, where 4 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Godrej Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Godrej earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning $44,921 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godrie831,056/
Godres8315/
Ohdrej831/
Godrez831/
Goddrie7773/
Goodrie7765/
Godried772/
Goodres771/
Goudrie771/
Goddrez771/
Goodrye770/
Adrej7332/
Odrie733/
Godreche715/
Godrèche714/
Goodreay711/
Godreich711/
Goudreai711/
Goodrieh711/
Godriech711/
Godriche711/
Goodrech710/
Gadrie6725/
Godric6724/
Godrix6718/
Gudrie6714/
Goodriche679/
Goodriech673/
Gadres672/
Godriz671/
Oddrie671/
Goodreach671/
Gooddrech671/
Odryer671/
Gadrez671/
Goodreich670/
Odried670/

Godrej Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godrej in the Hindi language
गोदरेजgodareja-
Godrej in the Marathi language
गोदरेजgodareja98.06
गोडरेजgodareja0.49
गोजरेजgojareja0.49

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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
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  • 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 Godrej
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