Godu Surname
Approximately 2,173 people bear this surname
Godu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,218 | 1:60,656 | 7,230 |
| India | 482 | 1:1,591,422 | 58,737 |
| France | 208 | 1:319,340 | 48,512 |
| Indonesia | 80 | 1:1,653,115 | 108,474 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| Liberia | 43 | 1:102,524 | 8,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Benin | 20 | 1:516,780 | 33,864 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Godú (1) are calculated separately.
Godu (5,836) may also be a first name.
Godu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Godu (Hindi: गोदू, Marathi: गोदु, Oriya: େଗାଡୁ, Russian: Году) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant: Godú. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Godu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 193,547th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,353,680 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Godu are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 87,250th most widespread first name internationally, held by 5,836 people.
This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,218 people, or 1 in 60,656. Barring The DR Congo Godu is found in 16 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Godu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Godu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାଡୁ | egadu | 90 |
| େଗାଦୁ | egadu | 10 |
| Godu in the Hindi language | ||
| गोदू | godu | 74.95 |
| गोदु | godu | 15.39 |
| गोडू | godu | 7.65 |
| गोडु | godu | 1.72 |
| गोड | goda | 0.1 |
| गोटू | gotu | 0.1 |
| गेदू | gedu | 0.1 |
| Godu in the Marathi language | ||
| गोदु | godu | 35.33 |
| गोदू | godu | 25.3 |
| गोडु | godu | 19.76 |
| गोडू | godu | 19.61 |
| Godu in the Russian language | ||
| Году | godu | - |
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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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- 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 Godu
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