Godsave Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Bahrain

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3111:569,59127,605
England1121:497,48331,781
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Tanzania631:840,34343,483
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Wales41:773,63329,106
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godsaves936/
Gosave9274/
Gosaves8620/
Gosavee8612/
Ghosave861/
Gosavie861/
Gosavi7793,440/
Gosava7725/
Gasave7722/
Ocsave776/
Gosawe771/
Ghosavi71154/
Gossavi7134/
Gosaavi7111/
Gosaivi719/
Gosavai717/
Goshavi715/
Gousavi714/
Gosawee712/
Gosavis712/
Goosavi712/
Goshawe711/
Godsabi711/
Goshabe711/
Gosavip711/
Gosavio711/
Gosiavi711/
Gosawer711/
Gosavoi711/
Ngosavi711/
Gosavid711/
Gosavhi711/
Ghasave711/
Ggosavi711/
Gashave711/
Gosgove710/
Ghoshavi67184/
Ghatsave674/
Gossouve671/
Gassaver671/
Ocave671/
Ozave671/
Goshavai671/
Gouchave670/

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