Godstone Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Godstone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Godstone (22) may also be a first name.

Godstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godstone is found most frequently in England. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godstone? popularity and diffusion

Godstone is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Godstone occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Godstone live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 22 people.

The last name Godstone is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Godstone is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Godstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godstone has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodstone94126/
Godston9330/
Goodstoney892/
Ghostone8815/
Gadstone886/
Goodston881/
Goston86450/
Gastone80465/
Ghoston80394/
Gostony8044/
Goshton8040/
Gadston8016/
Gostoni809/
Gostonj804/
Gouston802/
Gohston802/
Goiston801/
Gooston800/
Gottstoner781/
Gastones75259/
Hotstone7584/
Gastonie7548/
Gosztony7542/
Gostanei7520/
Gostonyi758/
Gostouni755/
Ghouston755/
Gastoune752/
Hadstone752/
Gastonne751/
Gastogne751/
Gostaneh751/
Gadstony751/
Gastoyne751/
Ghoiston751/
Ghadston750/
Gaston7154,146/
Gosztonyi71560/
Gostan7196/
Ghostaneh7182/
Gostom713/
Octone712/
Ghostouni711/
Gastonnet711/
Gastoni67197/
Gasston67166/
Gosztom67107/
Ghaston6790/
Gastony6746/
Gostani6728/
Goustan6713/
Octonie677/
Ghostan674/
Goostan671/
Gashton671/
Gastoon671/
Gastton671/
Gostang671/
Gastane671/
Gastoin671/
Gastong671/
Gastoun671/
Gastona670/

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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 Godstone
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