Godung Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Godung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839

Godung (40) may also be a first name.

Godung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godung occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Godung click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Godung reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 40 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 98 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 49 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgodung921/
Goodung921/
Ngodung921/
Odung911,702/
Godun911,454/
Gadung83586/
Gudung83122/
Godong83101/
Gedung8396/
Godunc8323/
Godoun8318/
Hodung838/
Goduin837/
Goydun832/
Odoung832/
Goodun831/
Godhun831/
Godunt830/
Gaddung77151/
Ngadung7793/
Godduhn7722/
Godoong779/
Goudoun773/
Gooduhn772/
Goudong772/
Geddung771/
Godunne771/
Goddong771/
Ghedung771/
Ngudung771/
Godoeng771/
Odhoung771/
Godhong771/
Goduine771/
Houdung771/
Goddune770/
Gooduin770/
Odong7341,282/
Godon734,965/
Adung731,788/
Gadun73175/
Godum7362/
Goduń7351/
Odunc7336/
Godón733/
Nggadung7177/
Godhusen7160/
Nggudung714/
Goduhina713/
Goudoune713/
Goodhunt712/
Gooddong711/
Hodusing711/
Gudusing711/
Gadusing711/
Godautin711/
Godunowa711/
Godhunke711/
Goodgaun710/
Gadong671,665/
Goudon67335/
Hodong67316/
Odhong67222/
Goodon67202/
Goddon67134/
Hadung67101/
Godhum6781/
Gaudun6761/
Addung6746/
Godoum6742/
Gudong6734/
Ngadun6729/
Goodum6721/
Gadaun6710/
Gadune679/
Adaung678/
Godeum677/
Goidon677/
Oidong676/
Odunke675/
Gadund675/
Gadoun675/
Godoon675/
Oudong675/
Goydon675/
Gotdon675/
Goddum673/
Adoung673/
Asdung672/
Ghodum671/
Ghodousin671/
Godaum671/
Gudumg671/
Aadung671/
Adeung671/
O'Dong671/
Godoen671/
Godonn670/
Gaduin670/
Godhon670/

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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 Godung
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