Godum Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Godum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India581:13,225,265229,403
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Godum (51) may also be a first name.

Godum Last Name Facts

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

Godum (Hindi: गोदुं) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godum? popularity and diffusion

Godum is the 2,436,415th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Godum live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 51 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 13,225,265. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 67 percent are found, Telangana, where 24 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent are found. Aside from India this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Godum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godhum9181/
Godoum9142/
Goodum9121/
Godeum917/
Goddum913/
Ghodum911/
Godaum911/
Godume910/
Odum8923,647/
Goudoum83529/
Ghoduim8337/
Ngodoum833/
Gosdoum832/
Goodoum831/
Goidoum831/
Ghodaum831/
Godun801,454/
Odume801,453/
Godom80754/
Hodum80395/
Gudum80299/
Gadum80202/
Goduń8051/
Odoum8041/
Gedum8019/
Oduim8013/
Oidum8011/
Odaum807/
Oddum803/
Oudum802/
Odeum802/
Oodum802/
Ohdum801/
O'Dum800/
Odhum800/
Godumova7751/
Goudoume7730/
Ngoudoum7720/
Gouddoum7715/
Gadoum73713/
Gedeum73625/
Oudoum73378/
Gaddum73161/
Godung7384/
Gadume7329/
Godunc7323/
Guddum7321/
Godoun7318/
Gudume7312/
Ngadum7311/
Goduin737/
Ghudum736/
Goodom736/
Odaume735/
Goudom735/
Gedoum735/
Gadaum734/
Gudoum734/
Geddum733/
Houdum733/
Hodoum733/
Godhom733/
Gohdom733/
Goydun732/
Odoume732/
Gedaum731/
Goddom731/
Goodun731/
Godhun731/
Gadeum731/
Odumme731/
Ggudum731/
Ghadum731/
Godunt730/
Hodgum730/
Godoumova717/
Odom6749,980/
Adum673,938/
Ngadoum67111/
Gadhoum6729/
Godduhn6722/
Gaddoum6720/
Gahdoum674/
Goudoun673/
Gedhoum672/
Gooduhn672/
Odumová672/
Gadoume672/
Ghadoum672/
Gauduim672/
Ghadeum672/
Goudhom672/
Goodhom672/
Gastdum671/
Godunne671/
Goodung671/
Guddoum671/
Houdoum671/
Hodoume671/
Oudgoum671/
Ngadeum671/
Ghedoum671/
Goduine671/
Kgodhom671/
Gooduin670/
Goddune670/

Godum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godum in the Hindi language
गोदुंgodum50
गोडूंgodum50

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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 Godum
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