Godsfrey Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Godsfrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Godsfrey Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Godsfrey (25) may also be a first name.

Godsfrey Last Name Facts

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

Godsfrey is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Godsfrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. Godsfrey is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Godsfrey reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godsfrey is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 25 people.

The surname Godsfrey is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 85 percent are found, Abia, where 9 percent are found and Adamawa, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Godsfrey occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gosfrey933/
Godsfry931/
Godsfree8821/
Gasfrey800/
Goodsfreed780/
Gosfrad671/
Gotsfrid638/
Hotsfryd638/
Gotsfridt593/
Otchfre531/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Godsfrey
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