Godskesen Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Godskesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godskesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark4771:11,8341,129
Norway81:642,78647,258
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Godskesen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godskesen is found most in Denmark. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Godskesen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godskesen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Godskesen is the 611,703rd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,430,784 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Godskesen reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 11,834. In Denmark Godskesen is most prevalent in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 40 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 40 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 8 percent live. Beside Denmark Godskesen is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Godskesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Godskesen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Godskesen last name rose 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godskesen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Godskesen earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning 379,267 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goskesen9419/
Goskeson8235/
Ozkesen751/
Guedes Keusen731/
Guckeisen6776/
Gada Skosana571/
Katoskison531/
Kadsakoson531/
Kutay Sackesen521/

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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 Godskesen
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