Godspeed Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Godspeed Surname Definition:
(English) a nickname = God-Pros- perity [Old English God + spéd, success, prosperity, etc.]
Godspeed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Godspeed (41) may also be a first name.
Godspeed Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) a nickname = God-Pros- perity [Old English God + spéd, success, prosperity, etc.]
Godspeed Demographics
Average Godspeed Salary in
United States
$26,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Godspeed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godspeed Come From? nationality or country of origin
Godspeed occurs most in China. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Godspeed? popularity and diffusion
The surname Godspeed is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Godspeed live; 44 percent live in East Asia and 44 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 41 people.
This last name is most prevalent in China, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 195,331,652. Outside of China Godspeed occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Ecuador, where 6 percent live.
Godspeed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Godspeed has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Godspeed Last Name Statistics demography
Godspeed earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodspeed | 94 | 3,499 | / |
| Goospeed | 88 | 2 | / |
| Goodspee | 88 | 1 | / |
| Godspeer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Goodsped | 88 | 0 | / |
| Godspied | 88 | 0 | / |
| Goodspeer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Goodspped | 82 | 1 | / |
| Goodspeep | 82 | 1 | / |
| Goodspead | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gaspeed | 80 | 21 | / |
| Godspet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Godsper | 80 | 1 | / |
| Godspey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gospe | 77 | 43 | / |
| Gouspeer | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gosper | 71 | 1,182 | / |
| Gospei | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gospes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godspa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goushpeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghouspeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goodspeth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gaspeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gosppes | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Godspeed
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