Godsiff Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Godsiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godsiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1351:33,5435,806
England451:1,238,17956,985
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508

Godsiff Last Name Facts

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

Godsiff is found most in New Zealand. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godsiff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,092,155th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Godsiff reside; 62 percent reside in Australasia and 62 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Godsiff is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 33,543. In New Zealand it is most prevalent in: Marlborough Region, where 39 percent reside, Canterbury Region, where 24 percent reside and Auckland Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring New Zealand this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Godsiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Godsiff has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Godsiff last name increased 196 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godsiff Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Godsiff earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 44.27% less than the national average, earning R 132,444 per year and in United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godsiffe936/
Gosieff861/
Godsift861/
Godseff860/
Godsgift80129/
Goosieff808/
Gosife771/
Gossif770/
God'sgift755/
Gosheff7136/
Gooseff7119/
Gotseff717/
Gouseff711/
Gozieff711/
Ghoshif711/
Godseft711/
Gousseff6766/
Gozif6714/
Goosseff6714/
Gasif677/
Gosef675/
Gousheff672/
Goscheff671/

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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 Godsiff
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