Godtschalk Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Godtschalk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godtschalk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Godtschalk Last Name Facts

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

Godtschalk is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godtschalk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Godtschalk live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Godtschalk is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 40 percent reside, Essex, where 37 percent reside and Cornwall, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 32 percent reside and New Zealand, where 10 percent reside.

Godtschalk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godtschalk has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Godtschalk last name expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Godtschalk
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