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
Average Godsave Salary in
United States
$36,541 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Godsave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godsave Come From? nationality or country of origin
Godsave is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Godsave click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Godsave? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 528,890th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Godsave are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godsave is also the 221,036th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,273 people.
The surname Godsave is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 569,591. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 45 percent live, Plateau, where 20 percent live and Rivers, where 16 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Godsave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Godsave has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Godsave last name rose 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Godsave Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Godsave surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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