Godsway Surname

235,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Godsway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Godsway Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,6631:16,2482,082
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Godsway (5,945) may also be a first name.

Godsway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godsway is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Godsway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Godsway is the 235,462nd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,264,216 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Godsway are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godsway is also the 86,178th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 5,945 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,663 people, or 1 in 16,248. Aside from Ghana this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godsby7786/
Godzwa7771/
Godsba771/
Goodsby7132/
Gutsway711/
Gadsbay711/
Godsbey710/
Goudsby710/
Gozwa67158/
Goetzswa672/

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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 Godsway
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