Godske Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Godske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1171:48,2454,995
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Norway101:514,22941,629
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Godske (11) may also be a first name.

Godske Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godske occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godske? popularity and diffusion

The last name Godske is the 1,447,279th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Godske live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name globally, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 48,245. In Denmark Godske is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 44 percent live, Region Zealand, where 29 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 20 percent live. Excluding Denmark Godske exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 11 percent live and Norway, where 7 percent live.

Godske Last Name Statistics demography

Godske earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.13% less than the national average, earning 252,190 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godsk91453/
Goodskey8613/
Hodske8310/
Gadske837/
Godsky835/
Godska833/
Godski831/
Gotske830/
Goodsky7729/
Goodski772/
Godsche771/
Goudsky771/
Hodskey770/
Gocke731,103/
Odsky73127/
Odski733/
Godck732/
Gotschke7169/
Goodsche710/
Gatske67173/
Gadsky6794/
Gotzke6767/
Gotska6735/
Gotsky6733/
Gotski6731/
Otskey6730/
Getske6728/
Hodski6719/
Hodska6713/
Gochke6710/
Goicke678/
Gädcke678/
Gadski678/
Gutske677/
Goczke676/
Gadcke676/
Goucke675/
Godzki672/
Goetschke672/
Adskie671/
Ocskey671/
Gadska671/
Gockey671/
Gudska671/
Hodcke671/
Hodsky670/

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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 Godske
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