Godsave Surname
Approximately 612 people bear this surname
Godsave Surname Definition:
(English) On God’s (Be)half or Side [the form found in the Hundred Rolls is a-Godeshalve-Old English h(e)alf, side]
Godsave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 311 | 1:569,591 | 27,605 |
| England | 112 | 1:497,483 | 31,781 |
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| Tanzania | 63 | 1:840,343 | 43,483 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Godsave (1,273) may also be a first name.
Godsave Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) On God’s (Be)half or Side [the form found in the Hundred Rolls is a-Godeshalve-Old English h(e)alf, side]
Godsave Demographics
Godsave Political Affiliation
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Godsave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godsave Come From? nationality or country of origin
Godsave occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Godsave? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 528,890th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Godsave live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godsave is also the 221,036th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,273 people.
Godsave is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 569,591. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 45 percent are found, Plateau, where 20 percent are found and Rivers, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.
Godsave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Godsave has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Godsave surname expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Godsave Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Godsave last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Godsave earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 15.31% less than the national average, earning $36,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.36% more than the national average, earning $68,246 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godsaves | 93 | 6 | / |
| Gosave | 92 | 74 | / |
| Gosaves | 86 | 20 | / |
| Gosavee | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ghosave | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gosavie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gosavi | 77 | 93,440 | / |
| Gosava | 77 | 25 | / |
| Gasave | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ocsave | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gosawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghosavi | 71 | 154 | / |
| Gossavi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Gosaavi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gosaivi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gosavai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Goshavi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gousavi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gosawee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gosavis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goosavi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goshawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godsabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goshabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosavip | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosavio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosiavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosawer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosavoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngosavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosavid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosavhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghasave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ggosavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gashave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosgove | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ghoshavi | 67 | 184 | / |
| Ghatsave | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gossouve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gassaver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goshavai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouchave | 67 | 0 | / |
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