Godunov Surname

146,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Godunov Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Godun, meaning 'idler'.

Godunov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,6771:53,8387,054
Belarus1281:74,22712,018
Kazakhstan531:333,63227,314
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Israel231:372,07130,321
Moldova231:154,84216,100
Georgia171:220,32612,417
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Godunov (13) may also be a first name.

Godunov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Godun, meaning 'idler'.

- Junie

Godunov Last Name Facts

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

Godunov (Georgian: გოდუნოვი, Russian: Годунов) is found most in Russia. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Godunov.

How Common Is The Last Name Godunov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Godunov is the 146,102nd most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,400,377 people. The last name Godunov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Godunov reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Godunov is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 2,677 people, or 1 in 53,838. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 12 percent reside, Moscow, where 9 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Russia it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Godunov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Godunov last name are 2.84% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 49.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

Godunov earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godunova933,208/
Godunovs9315/
Godounov936/
Godunoov931/
Hodunov86534/
Godinov8673/
Gadunov8640/
Godonov866/
Godunow865/
Godunof861/
Odunova861/
Hodunova80721/
Gadunova8011/
Hodunovs804/
Godunoff803/
Oodunova801/
Godunaev801/
Goduneev801/
Godunowa801/
Odonov7767/
Adunov778/
Hodonov7115/
Godinev7114/
Adunova7113/
Gadinov7111/
Gadunev711/
Gadunof711/
Hadunova672/
Goudinoff6319/
Adonov624/
Odunafe579/
Adunowa573/
Hodonow571/
Addonov571/
Hadonov571/
Gadineev531/

Godunov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godunov in the Georgian language
გოდუნოვიgodunovi-
Godunov in the Russian language
Годуновgodunov-

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